Oh shit.
What a mic drop.

That was more hype than most battle manhwa at the moment (The only really good one, Barbarian Quest, just got axed...).

It was release in Korea on the 1st.
I just wanted to point out how fast and great the translation team actually is!

https://i.postimg.cc/kGRfgr08/i.png

Probably not.
This chapters was release the 1st of March, that's the exact date of Toriyama's passing.
But they had to draw, color, publish and release the chapters, so it's probably complete "luck", and that was drawn as a reference.

Yeah... now it should be considered a tribute i guess.

https://i.postimg.cc/2SDtqS7T/i.png

Kinda sad reference, taking into account the recent passing of Akira Toriyama 😢

For people wondering...
Fīat Lūx would be "yehi 'or" in Hebrew... "Let there be light" in English. Lux being "light"

Funny how someone rebelling against the divine would have his most powerful spell be the one phrase most associated with Christianity's one true God.
Funnier even, is that his name is Diablo, which is another name for Lucifer, or the Morning Star... or "The Light Bringer"... An angel rebelling against his Father to offer humanity free-will and knowledge.

Fuck me, that was so hype.
No cliffhanger, no fake "he is losing!", no bullshit red, blue and purple smoke/lights, just pure awesomeness.

I'm not totally sure what her plan is now.
She's been constantly lowering him, insulting him, demeaning him and criticizing him as much as possible up till now, while propping herself up, showing how superior she is to his inferior self.
She clearly has feelings for him but she's doing everything in her power to not tell him.

She basically won't confess, and did everything possible to make sure he never does either.

She's supposed to be fairly intelligent. Did she confess to him previously and erased it by going back in time?
Was there an enormous issue with them being together? She clearly doesn't mind intimacy with him, so maybe they were a couple and something went wrong, and she's doing what she can to make sure it never happens again?

Do we know how far back she can go? Could she erase 20 years like this?

He had to say this at the end...
What a giant flag to raise up...

Well, yeah, but that wouldn't be the first time some characters are shown as good/bad but are actually the opposite.
To name a few, the Orc King (current and old one), Milim, the Beast King, his Oni generals, the son of the Water Dragon tribe, the guildmaster who looks really friendly, but seems to be behind everything bad that happens.

About two-thirds of the character introduced weren't what they seemed at first, so yeah, I was still expecting this hero to be bad.
I mean, who wouldn't abuse, at least a tiny bit, of the power to get whatever you want...

Well, that was surprising.
I was expecting the hero to be a bit like the previous ones we saw, a giant douchebag, exploiting everyone around him with no remorse...
But he's just a poor normal nerd with Killgrave's ability always turned ON, with no knowledge of how to turn it OFF.

If you have a conscience, how can you get friendly, or even worse, intimate, with people you know don't have a will of their own and can't ever go against what you say, with no way to stop it...
Poor guy...

So little happens is chapters these days...
Maybe I'm getting impatient.
I should probably stop reading this for a few month, maybe I'll find the pacing more bearable if I binge a few chapters together.

I still don't understand why she didn't introduce them...
Like, who the hell goes eating together without introductions at all...

I was wondering how they would make this story interesting.
First, the MC finally understanding that he needs the sect to attain his goals, good stuff.
Then, the MC going batshit crazy when he meets that tattooed woman, and EVERYBODY in his team following his actions without even batting an eye, better stuff.
The Mystical Fox becoming a murder machine, awesome stuff.
Him taking his roles 100%, and not negotiating with possible traitor, at the risk of his life and his follower's lives, fricking incredible.

This just shot up my list of favorite stories now, like top five currently releasing.

I'm starting to think that the story the MC knew was completely manipulated by the Demon Uncle.
The family isn't completely devoid of guilt, as they did treat the MC in his previous life like a pariah, but it seems like the one who betrayed him was the Demonic Uncle.

We actually can't know what happened to the family after his execution, but I'm guessing nothing good.

I was also really hoping this story wouldn't have a "School Arc"... seems like it will... too bad.

Well, yeah, all that is true, but especially during a perpetual war, the origins and nature of your future ruler might also be important.
I feel like everyone focused entirely on her genius intellect and magic, not so much on who she is, where she came from and if she's actually a psycho. Or some sort of spy...

I wouldn't want a serial killer as my ruler, even if she's clearly more talented than anyone else.

This a an fantasy world tho.
I don't think it's related to our own in any meaningful way.
Also, if something similar to Hinduism exists in this world, I'm pretty sure it would be on the "unexplored continent", clearly inspired by Asian Mythologies, as shown previously by their depictions of Dragons.

And the more I read this, the more certain I become that the story will pivot to more fantastical themes later, and the MC will become a God killer... a God of War, if you will...

Yeaaaah... no, that's not happening.
Here's an exert of Korean Law on defamation:
- A person who defames another by publicly alleging facts shall be punished by imprisonment or imprisonment without prison labor for not more than two years or by a fine not exceeding five million won. <Amended by Act No. 5057, Dec. 29, 1995>
- A person who defames another by publicly alleging false facts shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five years, suspension of qualifications for not more than ten years, or a fine not exceeding ten million won. <Amended by Act No. 5057, Dec. 29, 1995>

Nobody would publish that and the reporter would be in prison immediately, especially to defend a government employee, a firefighter and a national hero.

There's also the issue of Tort Under Article 750 of the Korean Civil Code, which basically covers hurting someone due to your negligence.
In particular, the damages paid would increase if the cause can directly be linked to the reporter, which it does.
If the reporter was doing something illegal, like trespassing, which he was doing, more damages paid.
If the reporter ignored public or common sense orders, which he did, more money.
If the victim is heavily harmed, more money.

The reporter and his publishing company should already be crawling under debt, they wouldn't have the gall to actually publish anything of the sort.

This is manufactured drama, and feels like the author has no idea of what he is doing...

This is actually intense.
Getting her cursed instead of him was genius.
We would be certain that he wouldn't die... but she could, I mean, she's important, but not essential, so the author could just kill her to make the MC miserable.

I really hope she survives, I've kinda grown attached to her.

The daughter seems incredibly interesting.
Too bad she's already dead, but maybe we'll get bits and pieces of her story while the MC goes around getting the gear she made.

There's a big, giant, unavoidable issue with your argument.
If she murdered the whole village and hurt badly his friend and ally to provoke him, it means she knows that it would enrage him, right?

Now, what do you think would be the best way to control someone strong "for the family"?
Kill and maim everyone he cares about, or blackmail him with the possibility of doing so?

And I'm OK with a direct conflict between him and his sister, but the timing is really not logical, and completely dumb, for both sides.
If she waited the end of his pilgrimage, she would have lost NOTHING, and possibly gained all she could.
He would be stronger, which apparently is what she wants, she could have threatened him directly, and not via his acquaintances, and he wouldn't have had years to prepare his revenge on her before she can make any use of him and finally, if she deems him dangerous, she could eliminate him immediately.
She CAN'T interfere with the pilgrimage, so evaluating his strength now doesn't help her in any way.
Oh, and the argument "well, she is crazy" doesn't work. You don't introduce a character as "a genius psychopath" but forget the genius part when it's convenient. That's bad writing.