Albus Changes the World - Ch. 51 - Plague

[Ideon]

At first when the disease was teased, I was assuming that the disease itself was essentially the essence/body of the demon king this go-around, robbed of his "proper vessel". But if it was exactly what killed Merida in the original timeline too, that throws a wrench into that.

I'm a little confused about that; Albus claims the symptoms of Red Blight were what Merida had originally, but the image we see of Merida being laid to rest doesn't look at all like she's turned red or cracked open and become a hollow shell.

 

[Salfaro]

I'm a little confused about that; Albus claims the symptoms of Red Blight were what Merida had originally, but the image we see of Merida being laid to rest doesn't look at all like she's turned red or cracked open and become a hollow shell.

I think you're misinterpreting the explanation of the disease here. The person themselves isn't literally cracked open or hollow, what the doctor-hero is saying is that the splotchy redness, once it's taken over the whole body + killed the person, cracks off and fades into the air, leaving the original body. So he's saying that the red infection is like a shell, which when cracked open, reveals the body inside. That's what's being shown on page 17, with the guy with the cracked plates over his body, it all cracking away and just his (intact) body is being left behind.

I think the speech bubble that says "...a lifeless body, like a shell, as if the wax that once covered it peeled away" is probably just worded a bit oddly (potentially a mis-TL), making it sound like the body itself is a hollow shell, instead of the red blotches being the shell, which peel away and reveal the body. So Merida would've looked awful before her death, but after her death she'd be as pristine as she was shown here.

 

[Prominis]

At first when the disease was teased, I was assuming that the disease itself was essentially the essence/body of the demon king this go-around, robbed of his "proper vessel". But if it was exactly what killed Merida in the original timeline too, that throws a wrench into that.

I don't think so.

Albus agrees that disease is what killed Merida but the flashback panel clearly shows Merida's fully intact corpse in the coffin, which is completely at odds with the description of the most characteristic autopsy sign of the disease: turning red which then cracks like wax. Why not show the characteristic redness or the mist at all in past world Merida?

For whatever reason, whether to garner sympathy or because he doesn't trust Rayman yet, Albus seems to be lying.

Unless it is really being played straight like that...

 

[Shinobu]

Albus def thinks the new hero is sus

 

[Baxkill]

 

[Crim]

Really feels like the author had the ending in mind as it was, but then the editors were like "this is still fairly popular, keep it running" which has us here with a new arc where the story really didn't need one.
If the quality of writing stays the same then I guess it's fine, I just really dislike when a series continues past a perfectly fine ending point; it's a problem with a lot of manga I've read over the years that a series just tries to go on indefinitely until sales start flagging and the author has to do a rushed and unsatisfying ending versus just having a set beginning, middle, and end.

 

[Koikoi]

Let me guess all the parents except yhe witch have this disease

 

[pgerryan]

Did Albus just lied to him about Merida's death being evaporated into red mist? Or am I misunderstanding something here?

 

[Andasen]

Fiona is still best girl

 

[BreadBunny]

After getting the 100% run we're in new game+ with an actual speedrun challenge.

One year, all companions are already maxxed. It's GOGOGO time.

 

[Rowdy91]

Man, get fucked, demon king!

 

[mangavorex]

Holdonaminute, how does this new hero know of the full details of the illness and what happened with Albus & family in the previous times? mighty sus of him

 

[djg1]

On the page where he talks about the symptoms you can see a flashback where Merida's whole head is coloured, suggesting that this is the same disease again.

 

[mysteana]

Holdonaminute, how does this new hero know of the full details of the illness and what happened with Albus & family in the previous times? mighty sus of him

It's because he's been studying the disease. His teacher/friend is afflicted by the same disease. Albus has supposedly just told Rayman all about his loops and his future quest to defeat the Demon Lord, and Rayman is confirming the symptoms of the red blight disease as he knows it with what Albus recalls from his future and Merida's symptoms.

 

[Junpaku]

I don't think so.

Albus agrees that disease is what killed Merida but the flashback panel clearly shows Merida's fully intact corpse in the coffin, which is completely at odds with the description of the most characteristic autopsy sign of the disease: turning red which then cracks like wax. Why not show the characteristic redness or the mist at all in past world Merida?

For whatever reason, whether to garner sympathy or because he doesn't trust Rayman yet, Albus seems to be lying.

Unless it is really being played straight like that...

Comment right above yours explains it. Reread page 17. The red encases the body like a shell and then when they die it cracks like wax and disappears, leaving an intact corpse behind.

 

[Salfaro]

I don't think so.

Albus agrees that disease is what killed Merida but the flashback panel clearly shows Merida's fully intact corpse in the coffin, which is completely at odds with the description of the most characteristic autopsy sign of the disease: turning red which then cracks like wax. Why not show the characteristic redness or the mist at all in past world Merida?

For whatever reason, whether to garner sympathy or because he doesn't trust Rayman yet, Albus seems to be lying.

Unless it is really being played straight like that...

See my reply to the guy above your post there. The description of the disease is basically "you look horrible until you die, at which point the diseased parts disappear and just leave your corpse". Looking normal after your death is how it goes.

 

[DemonHide]

It's like Karate Kid, "wax on, wax off"... The author intends to make this an extended serial, it seems, but at least it's interesting. Do it For Merida™

 

[beThereShortly]

New adventure! This time its (even more) personal!
This is probably my favourite ongoing manga. For anyone wondering, the physical japanese release is nice and high quality. Too bad I can't read kanji for shit.

 

[deadvote]

New adventure! This time its (even more) personal!
This is probably my favourite ongoing manga. For anyone wondering, the physical japanese release is nice and high quality. Too bad I can't read kanji for shit.

you dont need to read it .. you can "Feel it" and became one with your physicals book .. like squidward