#i-iv

Translated in DeepL btw

Very interesting choice of words, especially at "Steel boots will trample the bloodstained magnolias, and the fires of Passion will burn them."

The kanji for "boots" literally means "military shoes", so yeah:

Archer class, Super Orion for the Atlantis Lostbelt release from Fate Grand Order.

Thoughts etc! Nothing too deep these first few chapters ^^ maybe that’ll change later on as things get more interesting.

I’m already a little behind but I’ll have some more reading time this week so i’m pretty confident about catching up.

I love young Edmond. So sweet, so unaware :’) This is worse the second time through these chapters. poor thing :’)))

In my book, there is some weird page switch ups – it went 14 16 15 18 17 19 20… it was confusling.

I.. can’t remember if we ever find out what the letter said that was dropped off at Elba… I actually am curious tho

Caderousse calling Dantès arrogant T-T like ok. i didn’t see that at all.. I guess I cant blame Caderousse entirely though. Danglars probably worked on him beforehand and gave him some pre-conceived idea of how Dantès would act.

“One of the leaders [of the Catalans], who understood Provençal” haha.. I’m studying occitan/provençal right now and i find myself double-taking wherever I see Catalan… The two languages used to be considered the same, and I think they’re still mutually understandable today in the same way Swedish and Danish are.

UGH Fernand.. Poor Mercédès :(((( This is again worse the second time through when you know what’s up.

“Edmond and Mercédès were in each other’s arms. The hot Marseille sun, shining through the doorway, drenched them in a flood of light. At first, they saw nothing of what was around them. A vast wave of happinesss cut them off from the world and they spoke only those half-formed words that are the outpourings of such intense joy they resemble the expression of pain.” <3

What’s odd is that I didn’t care for the romance part when I first read through! I remember just thinking.. eh.. romance… Like on it’s own, this bit didn’t do much because I hadn’t seen anything between them before so few feelings? But I guess knowing what’s coming has made me feel something for them. 

they’re so Innocent

-_- Danglars working on Frenand

“Then the two lovers went on their way, calm and happy as two chosen souls heading for paradise” :’(

oh man I forgot about drunk Caderousse.

“and when you get out of prison and you are called Edmond Dantès, you take revenge.” for being drunk Caderousse is doing a good job at foreshadowing.

;-; Caderousse toasting Edmond’s health.. his drunken dialogue would almost be amusing if it weren’t for Danglars’ plotting.

Translated the caption on this image a few months back. This was a part of the images of Volume 9.

It's just beautiful, people. Simply beautiful.