To quote Dorothy on this chapter, "Solve your problems with yelling and violence!"
Chapter 30 is out and I plan to have it translated by tomorrow. I'll be translating a one-shot by Dorothy for Halloween as well.
Because I'm not up to date, I'll try not to spoil anything. But I will say
the Honda vs Masaki arc has ended.
I did jot down some thoughts before 30's release so I'll try expanding on those without hinting whether I'm right or wrong:
I think this is the first clear view Michi's had of Mini Michi? It's her first appearance since the festival too. Kinda foreboding how
MM is easily exhausted and fades out. She's probably not dead-ish again but it seems the festival only gave her a short-term burst of power rather than returning her to full strength. And without MM the barriers are gone and nothing can return Aizawa to normal.
Except a well-timed slap apparently. Michi's seriously lost it and who can blame her. Both Masaki and Honda are being pretty damn inconsiderate as she's caught in the crossfire. Honda would never want to hurt Michi but she's gone haywire with Masaki involved,
lashing out with misguided concern last chapter and quickly forgetting the whole reason she came to the nurse's office: instead of helping Michi she's yelling in circles with Masaki again. And Masaki is self-destructing not caring who's in harms way. That's not even getting into the existential crisis they're giving the invisible ghost in the room.
Aizawa has
seriously lost it. The interesting part is
Aizawa temporarily forgetting what happened. When she's overcome with emotion,
Aizawa almost behaves as if possessed, acting singlemindedly and losing short-term memories. Not that I'm saying it's literal possession - more akin to her ghostly id jacking her consciousness and acting on her uninhibited desires. It's something to keep note of as ghosts get fleshed out. And to compare to "Mizu"
who similarly strangled Ange in ch26.
When Aizawa 'comes apart' (I have a hard time picking a phrase for that given how indescribably lovecraftian it is) there's further reinforcement it's a response to being forgotten, becoming literally formless/undefined. The thought of one of her biggest fans forgetting her is enough to kill(?) her, especially in Aizawa's emotionally frayed state given all that's worn her down lately.
There should only be enough pages in volume 5 for 1 more chapter.
Dorothy promised DeLphi backstory this volume so I expect ch30 to swap back to
Karasuma and Tear and give us details there. Every volume consistently ends on a few major twists/reveals -
last time it was the existence of DeLphi's deceased 5th member, 'Mizu'. This time I'm sure we'll find out who she really is.
Anyway the
composition went crazy on p18. Funny how Michi is so frustrated she doesn't even have the capacity to freak out over Aizawa melting this time. Important to note she gets another nosebleed there - not really sure what that means yet, likely Michi's powers straining, but to defend herself? To hold Aizawa together? It happens nearly every time Michi's exposed to high level ghosting but it's almost certainly a response on Michi's end and not a direct effect from Aizawa.
- Free-space praise for the tonal shifts when that spread gives way to the goofiest spread in the manga.
- And it looks like that's it for the theory Masaki can see ghosts. No way you wouldn't react to a girl going full eldritch on you. But she's not 100% normal given the "idol star vision" she's got going.
Here's your
Aizawa Crossing cheat sheet:
Ange: goat
Tear: rabbit
Non: cat
Kasumi: sheep
Sayaka: wolf
Aizawa: dog
Michi: cat
Masaki: rabbit
Honda: bear
Seta: dog
Karasuma: bird
