Tsumi to Batsu no Spica - Ch. 38 - Spica's Summer Break (9)

[syncswim]

Not surprised Spica knows the IRL way to get out of duct tape restraints from behind (wrists rigid, pull arms up towards small of back fast)

 

[Figtree22]

Were all of Spica's previous kills also assisted by her Grandma???

 

[foist]

Too few badass grannies in manga. I hope this a real plot point and not another fake out.

 

[foist]

Were all of Spica's previous kills also assisted by her Grandma???

That would be cool...like she's not psychic but is acting like she is based on intel gathered by granny to psych out their prey

 

[grrman]

Okay. wasn't prepared for this twist. Loving where this is going

 

[EchoGirl]

Oh so that lady was her granny

Too few badass grannies in manga. I hope this a real plot point and not another fake out.

It was played up for jokes but I remember a manga about a retired? Assassin granny where each chapter some other assassin would try to take her out lol (dun remember title it had a few chapters here on mangadex tho)

 

[Exile]

You know, this will go to at least chapter 45 ...

 

[BP]

I take back all I said about Spica being a brat.

She's actually....a good little girl who listens to her granny....

I'm sorry for doubting you, Spica-chan.

 

[BP]

Oh so that lady was her granny



It was played up for jokes but I remember a manga about a retired? Assassin granny where each chapter some other assassin would try to take her out lol (dun remember title it had a few chapters here on mangadex tho)

Is it this manga/anime?

 

[RC1138Boss]

So Spica's vigilante activities are a family business. Color me surprised.

 

[Nivek]

Is it this manga/anime?

Name?

 

[EchoGirl]

Is it this manga/anime?

I'm not sure I only read the manga but this does also seem fun if it's something different too

(Trying to google it just gives me some chara name from Sakamoto days)

 

[allister-translator]

Yooo what a reveal!!

 

[testro]

does this mean the manga is ending? Feel like theyve revealed most of the mystery. Wonder if the grandma will take the fall for the revenge murders while Spica gets to go scott free and continue punishing.

I've read ahead in the raws and no it is not ending.

Spoiler: Arc Spoiler

The Grandma reveal isn't a conclusion, in fact it leads to Spica reaffirming her desire to keep on killing

 

[Skypei]

I've read ahead in the raws and no it is not ending.

Spoiler: Arc Spoiler

The Grandma reveal isn't a conclusion, in fact it leads to Spica reaffirming her desire to keep on killing

This is a major spoiler, so don't click it unless you really like getting spoiled

 

[w7vno]

to be honest that cop just pulled that theory out of his ass. like, who told you she could kill in the first place? there is no evidence besides she was involved in a few crimes scenes. and didnt you just hear the chief say she is the only one left alive? coming to the conclusion that spica is not only a murderer but is also colluding with a family member you just guessed "is alive" right after saying that "you're not gonna do the same mistake as you did with a false arrest" is just... wow. bro be watching too much dexter

 

[wallsg]

Wow that's a twist I never would have expected

Poor writing really. A mystery writer doesn't add facts that are required to solve the mystery right at the very end. "Oh, by the way, this is George. Nobody knew anything about him but he was in the room where the murder occurred."

 

[Haze123553]

I think many already expect she playing them and all,
but do anyone expect she just brute force out of the chair is part of the plan
Like the gang not expect this little girl to do so is one thing, but i feel like we all forgot how hardcore she are

She gives off the vibes of someone that would break her bones and dislocates joints without blinking if it's what she needed to do. Can 100% see her doing it.

 

[PeterAn4798]

Poor writing really. A mystery writer doesn't add facts that are required to solve the mystery right at the very end. "Oh, by the way, this is George. Nobody knew anything about him but he was in the room where the murder occurred."

I wouldn't call it poor writing honestly.

Most of the mystery stories are usually about actively investigating to discover the truth and told from one of the main characters' POV, for example: Detective Conan with Conan/Kudo's POV at most, or 12 Suicidal Children with the POV from most of the casts.

This author however, for this manga, seems to put the readers in the 3rd person respective. We're neither the main protagonists or antagonists, we don't follow them actively investigate things, we don't get to see the full flow of thought of the characters reacting to the situation, we're like people just being there to witness how thing happens and unfolds most of the time.

And because of that, most of the hints can only be noticed after the facts, which give such a interesting re-read, like for this arc, chapter 34 was Nezumi's first appearing, and at the end of that same chapter, we meet the grandma, and now, we know they're the same person. Or chapter 35 mentions about the Tsugumi house was supposed to only have the old man and woman at the time of the incident, but in chapter 37, the old woman was not mentioned in the list of the victims, which again gave another hint at the grandma and finally confirmed in chapter 38, which was released 2 weeks after that (following the raw release in Japan).

Another interesting detail is the mention of Keyser Soze in chapter 34. Soze is the main mystery in The Usual Suspect movie and his identity is only revealed at the end of the film, which is kinda similar to how this author doing the mystery in this manga like I said above.

 

[PeterAn4798]

You're right. I misread it and thought that she was a stepdaughter brought in by the daughter-in-law.

Spoiler: Spoiler for chapter 39

You're actually correct at no blood-relationship, but she's not a stepdaughter