Tsugumomo - Vol. 35 Ch. 176.1 - Attack on Tsuzura Temple 7 (part 1)

[MangaDex]

 

[Graywing]

Thanks for the chapter!!!

 

[Jadeite_McSwag]

Attack on Tsuzuru Temple Part 7 (Part 1)



Thank you so much for the chapter!! We love Tsugumomo here

 

[Kyujyu]

The exorcist hq was done this terribly by only a handful of enemy wow
The best part is none of them was particularly powerful in a straight up fight.

 

[brndndss]

man... wheres kazuya when you need him? take me away from this temple pleeease.

really embarrassing how easily all these exorcists getting stomped by like 3 people. cant wait for this evil human to also get his just desserts.

 

[Kagenashi]

Pieces of shit that office guys, and supposedly we know the fkn outcome of Oriobana "dying".
These chapters have been holding us tight.

 

[Funky_Cosmonaut]

I feel like we've been trapped in this arc forever. Does anyone else find it obnoxious that the narration is just describing what's happening as it happens, and telling us how the characters are feeling instead of showing us?

Edit: just did the math, it's been about a year and a half since we last saw Kazuya.

 

[Liquidxlax]

man... wheres kazuya when you need him? take me away from this temple pleeease.

really embarrassing how easily all these exorcists getting stomped by like 3 people. cant wait for this evil human to also get his just desserts.

yeah, they don't prepare for human attacks at all it seems.

 

[savris]

man... wheres kazuya when you need him? take me away from this temple pleeease.

really embarrassing how easily all these exorcists getting stomped by like 3 people. cant wait for this evil human to also get his just desserts.

Don't know how many chapters ago, but around this time Kazuya's still in the Underworld saving Kukuri or was it they were already on their way? Anyways, Oriobana's dead by the time they get back. ...At the end of this arc I want there to be no forgiveness for this government stooges. No convo, just prolonged pain then death when they've screamed their selves hoarse begging for it, and given just when they were given hope of being pardoned.

 

[BalrogDeMorgoth]

'Part 1' Holy shit, this is never gonna end. I'm SO sick of it.

...At the end of this arc I want there to be no forgiveness for this government stooges.

Lmao, even the old dude didn't get any real or long term punishment. You're gonna be disappointed.

 

[Orenoname]

I feel like we've been trapped in this arc forever. Does anyone else find it obnoxious that the narration is just describing what's happening as it happens, and telling us how the characters are feeling instead of showing us?

Edit: just did the math, it's been about a year and a half since we last saw Kazuya.

Yeah, I think it's a consequence of switching magazines, very likely an editor decision to have "recaps" even though the previous chapter would've only been 2 weeks prior.

Honestly probably best to just forget about this manga for a year or two and then binge it, if it's irksome enough.

 

[Shawn]

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[Talic]

This feels like it's turning into a poor man's Great Ninja War.

 

[The_H_Guy]

The exorcist hq was done this terribly by only a handful of enemy wow
The best part is none of them was particularly powerful in a straight up fight.

This is what happen when you deal with highly specialized forces.
The exorcists are used to deal with spirits and duels. Not with a cohordinated outbreak aimed at kidnapping a single unit. And having their own used as human shields.
Is like telling a sniper to fight a soldier with a submachinegun inside a small room.

 

[GmanMarksman]

When is Kazuya and the others coming back I at least want Sunao to be saved. If she gets tattooed then Kazuya will have to find some way to save her, but deep down I hope he saves her at the last minute or someone else saves her. But still the stakes are high here.

 

[GmanMarksman]

Don't know how many chapters ago, but around this time Kazuya's still in the Underworld saving Kukuri or was it they were already on their way? Anyways, Oriobana's dead by the time they get back. ...At the end of this arc I want there to be no forgiveness for this government stooges. No convo, just prolonged pain then death when they've screamed their selves hoarse begging for it, and given just when they were given hope of being pardoned.

I’m just hoping Sunao is gonna be ok if something happens to her Kazuya is gonna have to be the one to save her.

 

[Metasepia]

We've been on this arc for over 14 chapters, it's been almost 2 years since this arc started.

With that out of the way, they really should have at least trained a bit in group tactics and group battles rather than duels and battles against wild entities. If they did their diligence they wouldn't have lost such key figures like this.

 

[Dantrig]

A great twist would be if the gov goes and uses the crytsal ball and all they see are disasters because they wrecked the people whose job it was to stop them.

 

[alacaelum]

You know, let me defend the "incompetence" of the exorcist a little, not trying to justify, only explain.

It is pretty clear that the current model of how Tsuzura temple operates is a "peace model", they supposedly had the unrestricted backing of the government, and they are the representatives of the gods' of the land, there is no war and the closest thing to a "true" enemy faction is too unorganized and descentralized.

Only their highest ranking members are put on execution missions against human criminals ( I would bet this is by design of Oriobana, who is a teacher at heart ), so chances are many students don't even know there are human criminals that use tsukumogamis.

When I say "unrestricted backing" i want to emphasize the "supposedly", there is clearly conflicting interests between the government and the temple, chances are there is conflicting interests inside of the government, but Oriobana as the leader doesnt have experience with reaches the stupidity, greed, arrogance, disregard and ignorance of the government side has.

I wouldn't put it past that the existence of the shards was something that was "hard fought" to know by the government, but what they see isn't the absolutely dangerous things they are... but a chance at godhood.

You just need to give a glance at Sekimukai's narcissism to see what he thinks of himself; he is a leech that uses others without regard to their safety and claims absolute ownership over anything they accomplish, is clearly ready to discard them, and is a creep.

Point is... Tsuzura should have been more prepared, and they did have a few things set up, but the world they live in now simply didn't gave them the experience to such an attack (which mind you, i think is a good thing, war isn't a good thing)... a attack mind you that was planned from the inside, Sekimukai has info that the curse users wouldnt be able to get, that is why this attack worked so well.

Oriobana in particular... I think she is more than anything a teacher, not a perfect one, I think she makes mistakes on that, but she clearly directed Tsuzura to be a safe haven to children with power and tsukumogamis, unfortunately she didnt have the foresight to predict this... just like it happened with Madarai, and she is paying the price for it.

Now that I write all of this... I see that Hamada-sensei had all of this planned, from Oriobana's personality and the early takeover of the temple, to the "relaxed" way the temple is run.

 

[Anon94]

QT's were raped and killed
Innocents were harmed
Sunao probably rpd
Oriobana is going to die

KILL THEM ALL PAINFULLY AND SLOWLY