Kaiten no Albus - Ch. 79 - Happiness

[richo__0]

I mean she was clearly still thinking about him 10 years after he had been gone

 

[Substitution]

By reducing our fighting forces in half, we are certain to win.

 

[elroid]

I'm sure Albus made a decision in that moment of thinking in page 17

 

[Shrimperor]

I mean she was clearly still thinking about him 10 years after he had been gone

And in the first chapter he says she is his fav.

 

[Chaos_Breaker]

poor Fiona, Albus never understood girl's heart or how to read the mood but there still seems to be hope, because Albus glanced at Fiona before the last page.

thank you for translating

Gotta cut him some slack
The only thing thats been in his mind for several hundreds of cycles was speedrunning this shit

 

[Kernanator]

C'mon Albus, just admit you love Fiona already!

 

[Dzrian]

Bro really meant it and has already went through a lifetime of looping for her. Just get together already.

 

[Tsukaami2]

Alright, better be late than never
Lezgooo

 

[Silberdrachi]

Anyone know how many chapters this is supposed to be? really feeling like this shouldve ended with the first arc

 

[Numberfox]

Thanks for the chapter. Building Fiona's hopes up and sending them spiraling down was entirely on the brother. Albus may be dense, but he's innocent.

By reducing our fighting forces in half, we are certain to win.

It's a bold strategy, Cotton, let's see if it pays off for them.

 

[TheLeviathanPrime]

Oh no... His face, that look implies some things. He's tried settling down with her before in a previous loop hasn't he? That's a look of a longing and having given up if I've ever seen one.

why the hell aren't my image imbeds working? Goddammit.

 

[aureal_cookies]

Generational fumble. You had it in the bag, but then you dropped the bag.

 

[lenovoaxioo]

After defeating the demon lord, time to procreate and save the world's population

 

[Toofoof]

I mean his whole shtick started because he wanted to save Fiona so platonically or romantically them sticking together seems logical

 

[Highorse]

Albus. You have literally died god knows how many times for this girl. Are you REALLY going to tell me that it isn't blindingly obvious that she was doing that for you? I feel like that image of the guy grinding his teeth holding the other guy's shoulders

 

[morpheus423]

By reducing our fighting forces in half, we are certain to win.

And I'm pretty sure that Zealark guy we let loose won't do anything to stop us in retribution.

 

[buntbackspace]

All aboard the SS Albona!

Albona? I hardly know 'a'!

 

[buntbackspace]

People think they be doing divide and conquer (I hardly know 'uer), but they actually

By reducing our fighting forces in half, we are certain to win.

 

[longvu42]

He's so dense but that suit him well. Always think about others happiness but himself. So even though he cares for Fiona but never thinks he can have a happy future with her

 

[sakurabonx3]

I love how after that confession (even if Albus doesn't realize it), Fiona starts becoming a lot more proactive in pursuing Albus.That even her brother becomes immediately aware of :3
We really have to thank her brother for all his services in giving us all this romantic plot progression we otherwise wouldn't have gotten with these two. He definitely was the reason that made Fiona become more aware ♥️ Even if that was totally not his intentions xD

Though my favorite part is definitely how Fiona always brings up question that remind Albus of his humanity, his emotions, that he has a future through all this. I think after all the world changing things, Albus forgets that he does and will (Fiona will make sure of that) have a life outside of the hero shenanigans. As shown in this chapter, he's a selfless individual that was content with his sacrifice for the greater good, and never considered his own future. But now his happiness something that is of value, something that can be finally taken into consideration because his friends went out of their way to try creating that perfect future where he's included. And Fiona is always there to remind him of that.
I love how he specifically latched onto the idea in being with someone, because it's something that seems attainable, aligning with his own personal happiness with companionship. And of course, the first person that comes to his mind is Fiona, the first person he went out of his way to recruit, the one individual that will always have his back, the one he prioritizes having in his party, and eventually the one person he vows to save, no matter how many loops it takes, because he determined not only her life, but her happiness and safety is equal to his vision of the perfect future.
The whole Fiona homecoming chapters was something I've always wished for in passing, yet I feel like we got the whole feast that I was not at all prepared for. I can't believe we're not only getting hints but straight up romantic progression! And I love how it feels so natural and tied it into their individual established characterization and just enhances it. It makes me look forward to it in the future and I will definitely have this batch of chapters right in the forefront of my beloved favorites!!

I do hope eventually they drop their honorifics -kun, and -sama and call them by their names without it (Or Fiona can call him by -kun, I wouldn't mind that!) They pretty much respect each other as equals after all!