#chapter 85

i've been meaning to make this for a while, but this part, this moment right here was beautiful. it made me laugh, it made me cry. it was a clear re-dedication to the core principles of the story, it let me know everything was going to be okay, no matter how weird or dour the remaining chapters got

we have:

laios saying shit in a heartfelt but terribly worded manner

direct comforting of marcille's anxiety about the passing of her friends from her friends in a way that doesn't belittle her feelings but does provide a path forward

(which is the callback to chapter 3 with senshi's advice to the new adventurers)

and we get a sort of call back to marcille crying out of frustration about eating monsters from chapter 4

but now she's surrounded by friends