Dark Gathering - Ch. 65 - Demise Of An Ancient Promise

[MangaDex]

 

[Karikko]

Waiting for someone that might remember if she's actually someone that's related to one of the main characters or not

 

[UncannyLuck]

Nice, I was wondering how the ghosts would tie in

 

[shusi95]

Aww she lost her Idol power, cant be in Oshi no ko anymore

 

[tinhoccoso227]

At first I thought if the brides were offered to Taisai and he was in a position that cannot refuse due to the contract, why he took pleasure in torturing them, eating their souls and all that? Then I was reminded that he is a GOD, our human logic and moral codes do not apply to GODS.

 

[Hikineet]

Thanks for the chapter.

 

[serryl]

Thanks for the chapter. I wonder what will be happened in next arc

 

[hgpnguyen]

At first I thought if the brides were offered to Taisai and he was in a position that cannot refuse due to the contract, why he took pleasure in torturing them, eating their souls and all that? Then I was reminded that he is a GOD, our human logic and moral codes do not apply to GODS.

It is because he is bored. He had nothing to do so he was torturing them

 

[Forikorder]

Waiting for someone that might remember if she's actually someone that's related to one of the main characters or not

Betting the body is either Ais mom or sister

 

[tinhoccoso227]

It is because he is bored. He had nothing to do so he was torturing them

That's what I thought too, could've put the brides to other services but well, what do we expect from a battle junkie like him.

 

[sssr]

It is because he is bored. He had nothing to do so he was torturing them

Er, not exactly. In the earliest version of his mythology, Taisui Xingjun (太歳星君) was originally Yin Jiao, the crown prince of the Shang. When Daji came to seduce his father King Zhou of Shang, she entrapped Yin Jiao's mother and caused her execution. In retaliation, the princes Yin Jiao and Yin Hong killed the official who carried out the sentence and were themselves sentenced to death. Yin Jiao was taken away by the immortal Guang Chengzi and trained to take revenge on his own dad King Zhou (Hi, Luke!) but on the way to join the rebel army, the evil immortal Shen Gongbao persuaded Yin Jiao to instead help out his father. Originally reluctant, Yin Jiao was swayed when he was introduced to the decadence of the "wine pond and meat forest" (酒池肉林) in the palace, and his original upbringing as admittedly a spoiled as heck crown prince got the better of him. Shen Gongbao got him pardoned by his dad and King Zhou gave him his own wine pool. However, Yin Jiao's depravity very quickly exceeded his dad's and he turned the "meat forest" into "flesh forest" - impaling his own concubines - and the "wine pond" into a "blood pond". This turned the gallant prince into a deadly depraved Shang warlord and only the combined powers of Jiang Ziya and Guang Chengzi could overcome him. The tortured brides here might be a reference to the "flesh forest" in the old mythology.

Dude's story is basically "what if Luke became a Sith and helped Darth Vader instead?"

Okay, so how did he end up as a god after all that? Beats me. In the novel Investiture of the Gods, Jiang Ziya simply created him one. However, this novel was written over a millennium after worship of Yin Jiao as Taisui Xingjun started (probably in the Han Dynasty), so it's simply making room for the fact that he was already a god by then. In the later Ming Dynasty, perhaps aware of the problems with this character, he was "rehabilitated" and his story changed so that he actually helped the rebels as intended and killed Daji. However, Investiture of the Gods followed an older tradition from the 14th century despite being written in the 17th. Since Taisui Xingjun was actually a god of fortune AND misfortune, it is possible that he came from an earlier era in Chinese folk religion when it was more dualistic and it was basically a given that evil gods existed and must be appeased.

 

[ewjifowejfiowe]

Great conclusion and setup for the next arc, I'm very much looking forward to it. I like how every time Yayoi accomplishes something, another powerful threat is introduced, keeping the danger high. But this is done in a way that is consistent with everything introduced so far, avoiding conjuring random bullshit as antagonists.

 

[Karikko]

Betting the body is either Ais mom or sister

Considering the dad said Ai has a sister that the family used for procreation, that iirc has never shown up before, it's a possibility.
I forgot if there was ever a mention about her mom too.

Though usually the replaced always use the vessel's name as is (such as Dorothy), so I'm not sure since she introduced herself not as a Kamiyo.

 

[Forikorder]

Considering the dad said Ai has a sister that the family used for procreation, that iirc has never shown up before, it's a possibility.
I forgot if there was ever a mention about her mom too.

Though usually the replaced always use the vessel's name as is (such as Dorothy), so I'm not sure since she introduced herself not as a Kamiyo.

Dorothy was just a doll and ozwald and shami were impersonating real people, if they had a name as a ghost theyd probably at least use that in private

IIRC none of the replaced have ever called him Oswald

 

[Dubcow126]

glad the ai is safe now,feel bad for the dad because he couldn't help is daughter without something keeping him in check,good end to a long standing arc

 

[fsadfsad]

glad the ai is safe now,feel bad for the dad because he couldn't help is daughter without something keeping him in check,good end to a long standing arc

Frankly, I also feel bad for him. Guy tried to protect his family and ended up one hand short for it and his daughter still doomed. At least he got his own happy ending. I'm pretty sure that the Kamiyo family is getting a new family head very, very soon.

 

[Karikko]

Dorothy was just a doll and ozwald and shami were impersonating real people, if they had a name as a ghost theyd probably at least use that in private

IIRC none of the replaced have ever called him Oswald

But Oswald called Shami as Shami when they were in private though? Even Dorothy call the ghost that replaced Shami as ex-Shami. So most likely whether they have a real name or not as ghost, they intend to steal the whole identity of the vessel.
(Though you could say that Oota Taneko is probably one of ghost that remember and insist to use her own name)

 

[Skyknight2003]

glad the ai is safe now,feel bad for the dad because he couldn't help is daughter without something keeping him in check,good end to a long standing arc

I mean, I'm just glad the dad wasn't a spineless jerk. Dude apparently did try to oppose Ai being used and lost his hand for the trouble. Grampa is a POS though lol.

 

[dive123]

Thank you very much for the translation!

I knew it, Seimei is there to make sure no one bother the fight. He didn't assist Yayoi's side against Taisai, but he's there to keep any 3rd party away(e.g. Shuten Doji) regardless of the outcome. As Shuten said, guess it was not in his nature to appear under the spotlight

To see that smug Taisai got reduced to such state, an odd sight ngl. And yet still that eager to fight his main body no less, truly battle junkie through and through lol

Reduced the treatment time from 2000 years to a single year? Got bad feeling about this. The "organization" isn't trying to syncronize weakened Taisai with Kuubo right? Cause that's the fastest method I could think of to heal a big shot like him. If so, then yikes...

Imo we will have 1-2 more chapter for epilogue of this arc. Still even in this one we've got the conclusion of Ai's and her family's fate here, not bad at all!
Once again thank you very much for the hardwork! See ya guys next chapter, ciao~!👋

 

[Elenesia]

I mean, I'm just glad the dad wasn't a spineless jerk. Dude apparently did try to oppose Ai being used and lost his hand for the trouble. Grampa is a POS though lol.

The grandpa is a despicable POS that's for sure. But if he refused to renew the covenant with Taisai the thousand years old grudges from all of previous brides will come to bite him sooner. With that being said I'm just happy that the Bunrei decides to take a stance against the Main Body. Hope this chapter will not be the last we will see of Seimei, and hope he somehow will also play an indirect role in the final battle against the replaced. This wicked organizations need to be eradicated for good.