Yeah, I agree with all the sentiments that the release schedule is brutal. And also that the pacing is not a problem. I reread the past 10 chapters, and these chapters go hard asf, even if in isolation it feels like barely anything is happening. Definitely gonna be a banger to reread start to finish, even if I'm on life support by then. I read a note on ch94 saying the switch to a monthly release schedule was for this arc specifically, so maybe things will pick up soon. This Mandate of Heaven art looks brutal to draw
Setting aside the whinging about the release pace - something I noticed going back, I think Marin is deathly scared of having disappointed Gojo and that's why they never spoke to each other after comiket. I know people have commented about the notion of Marin forgetting Gojo was even there, but nah, he was on her mind the whole time, wondering if she managed pull off the right expression. After all that agony of Gojo obsessing about details that didn't measure up to his vision, naturally she'd be worried she couldn't do the costume justice. She was literally asking herself that even while the crowd surrounding her were going absolutely rabid. The emotional rebound from effusive praise from her cosplayer friends and an agency scouting her to seeing Gojo not even looking at her must have hit like a freight train
Now, istg, if the next chapter doesn't get straight back into Gojo and Marin figuring their shit out, I WILL send a strongly worded tweet or something