#ons chapter 143

Hello everyone, this post itself is a final conclusion of one of the aspects it's often touched in the manga story...and I finally found the answer to it.

P.S: Theories, analysis, thoughts are held in a neutral view, ships are excluded.

What is a reason to live? Why is it always emphasized on this story?

With the many chapters of the story, we've seen how many characters have talked about a "reason to live" right? Along this we've seen many "finding out one". But...

"Is finding a reason to live equivalent to live for others? Is it equivalent to fulfilling someone's dream?"

The answer to this is a big no. But why? Is there something backing this up?

Such answer lies on the next questions

Have you ever wondered why vampires become demons?

Why even humans can become demons?

Why do demons feed on desires?

Those questions actually can be answered on the very core of how vampires are made which is back when they were human beings.

The very main task of humanity is to find a purpose, to find a reason and a place in the world. Something that motivates you to live another day and struggle against the constant battles in life.

Thus, let's focus first on the very core group of the three that are bound by desires and emotions. Correct, the first group is

Humans

Despite humans being the most emotional group; humans are tasked with finding a purpose. Along the series, we've seen the MC state so many times he's going to live for someone, this also applies with Guren and Mahiru mainly. What do I mean?

Contrast to what it is believed, Yuu, Guren, Mahiru are characters that haven't found reasons to live; they're living for others along having objectives for others rather than themselves.

Guren ever since he was small he was raised to follow what it meant to be the head of the Ichinose Family. But that responsibility changed when he met Mahiru and saw himself as weak, unable to save the love of his life; adding to this, when his squad was defeated and killed, he was about to give up but he didn't and instead chose to follow the path he chose. Mahiru's destiny was set in stone if she wanted to see her baby sister alive, she had to quit any idea of actually living and finding a purpose. Yuu doesn't love himself, he craves love but there's not a single hint of him focusing on pursuiting a reason to live; a reason that can be called his for his own.

All these three have something in common and that is that they are demons, they've reached a step of becoming demons that exploit their desires.

But for that, let's explore the next group.

Vampires

Vampires have the normal desire to drink blood to live, which is an equivalent to humans eating and drinking water to live. Vampires are the group of humans that long gave up on life, they chose a different path instead of finding a path, to find a purpose and Mikaela is a prime example of that. He lives because Yuu is the being that pushes him to continue living but that's very different from actually willing to live along finding a reason to live.

Yuu is a motivation source, but not what Mikaela wants for his own self but let's not confuse that Mika has bad thoughts. But rather, Mikaela is an example of humans who aren't able to be strong against certain conditions and it's normal and something that shouldn't be criticized.

In special conditions, no matter the willpower one's soul carries, some things simply come like a wave, hitting us and overwhelming us. There can be sources that push us to continue but it's not akin as having the will.

This also applies with the vampire progenitors. They endured trials in their life but instead of walking in the path where the light of the sun lied, they chose the shadows. They resigned their humanity but in exchange, they became unable to find reasons to live.

Urd for example, given that he has no passion or lively emotions, he can only seek salvation through making vampires humans again, letting them find the final solace which is to die as a human being.

And given that we know that the final path for vampires is to become demons. Let's head towards such group.

Demons

The last step for vampires. But why do they become demons? Is that really the end?

Yes.

Vampires turn into demons not just because they can be made but rather, because they've never found out a reason to live. Hence as demons, they have a neverending craving of human desires so they can keep searching for eternity what they long lost and cannot seek. Demons are bound to get lost given that their former selves gave up in life to find a reason to live and exist.

One of the best examples for demons is Ashera Tepes. One who accepted the conditions of the First with the long dream of giving a happier world for his sister, Krul Tepes.

For sure, the day he died as a human, he was born as a vampire, he sought for his sister only to find her in her last breaths. But instead of allowing her to travel through the course of life no matter how painful it was, he made a choice for her. Krul didn't have a voice but rather his brother. The consequence? Krul was unable to die; she as a vampire was tired of living endlessly, with a never changing body, being unable to walk under the sun, being unable to walk on the path on which humanity walks and most importantly, being unable to the be ruler of her life.

Furthermore, even if he felt gratitude towards the First, what did Ashera even fulfilled? Did he have a personal dream for him? It will forever be unknown...he became someone that fed on desires given that demons have a chained need to them.

Then. What is to "find a reason to live?"

To find a reason, is to find a purpose, to give meaning to one's existance. It's not receiving or giving to someone given that people will be part of your path; but rather, it's actually deciding what you want to do, what dreams you want to achieve, to cry, to get angry, to stand up once again.

It's to literally choose why you want to keep standing, why a new day is a new opportunity, it's deciding your path for your own, not choosing for others but you alone, it's defining what makes you "you". What defines you exactly as the current being existing.

This couls be compared to our daily lives. What do we want to reach? You get emotion thanks to someone's art, speech, actions; then something like a flame bursts giving a fiery passion like emotion, and so, our actions begin but they're not made for selfishness. When you draw, when you create your first piece, what is it that you feel? When you manage to play your first song, what is it that you feel? When you make your first discovery, what kind of emotion is born? When you create your first story, what do you feel? When you conclude and give birth to new ideals, what is what your heart feels? When you pursuit a goal such as becoming number one or aiming to be first place or managing to do something that gives fulfillment, what kind of emotions are born?

But most importantly..

This is a delicate thread between being selfish vs giving love to one's self, embracing the concept of one's existance and walking firmly in this trip called life.

The squad right now, are having their own agenda, not Guren's, not Ferid's, not Mahiru's, nor Rigr's. But their own. They found a beacon of light but said beacon is motivating them to fight for what they want to achieve, for the very goals they have along finding for each other why they want to live and see a new tomorrow.

Mitsuba is slowly finding a reason, so will the boys do so as well.

Lastly, what differences humans from vampires in general, is that humans have the right to walk under the light for the very reason they keep fighting. Whereas vampires long lost the opportunity for that. They long abandoned the righteous path that would let them have a human heart.

Humans on the contrary, strive down a path until they leave a mark on the world. The memories they bury on Earth dance between the hearts of people they managed to connect with. And so it begins once again in a new cycle.

That's my answer.

Hello everyone, this is the 2nd analysis I promised I'd update. Sometimes we might ponder about why Kagami shows us the PoV of the squad and mayhaps some might think that the Squad members are heartless, however, this in fact is a method to reflect what Yuu should have learnt on his life journey.

Thus, let's begin!

Was hearing this ost when my bestie talked with me:

P.S: This analysis fully belongs to my bestie Ange; she doesn't have a tumblr acc but she's on twitter but not so active, we actually talked about this on other social media plataform and she gave me authorization to post this. She's really well versed on OnS

The story so far, at first seems like a journey until it reaches its current destination; however, the tale itself is more of a reflection. What do I mean? Yuu is a character that treasures Mikaela, wants to see him alive and of course, he's focused on achieving that ultimate goal even if it means sacrificing his friends. This of course clashes well with his real goal which is to die if he fails even if he swears he won't.

On the other hand, we finally see the Shinoa squad members resolution, one by one. It's not random writing, there's a purpose to it, it's a way to create a difference and a reflection or a contrast.

Yuu's current self is a character that does not value life. It may sound harsh but, his character ignores the suffering all the vampires carry, dismisses that there's a time limit for living beings... dismisses that even demons have long suffered enough; dismisses the meaning humans have by simply stating he'll bring them back as an easy feat.

Let's start with the 1st reflection on contrast.

Shinoa Hiragi

Shinoa went from a girl who literally did not know of love. If anything, she saw that life held no meaning, however, for some reason, even if she broke her mind with it as a child, she kept living, something drove her to live. When the squad was made, at first she viewed it as duty, however, that warmth, that human interaction started to soften her heart.

When she started to interact with vampires, such as Crowley Eusford, she started to learn that even among vampires, some didn't choose to be turned into one; if anything, they too struggled to cope with other vampires.

With this, she was the only one to actually ask Krul about her past, about Ashera and their ties to the 1st. And it's not simply for digging information, if anything, she really didn't have to, yet she chose to ask, she chose to understand or at least tried to.

When she ambushed Ky Luc, she viewed Ky Luc as a mere killer, as someone who didn't value human life, someone who simply was as distorted as Ferid; however, when she started to gain Ky Luc's memories, she realized the memories of the vampires were more complex than she originally thought. She even saw why Ky Luc was fighting, aka Urd's dream to achieve death for all vampires

This allowed her to understand that vampires were exhausted of living forever, they were done struggling for eternity and the thing they wanted the most was to finally be able to rest. To stop living in cursed bodies that were bound to last for eternity.

2. Shiho Kimizuki

Kimizuki & Yuu have too much in common. Both lost what they held dear, and in the current chapter, we were able to see that Kimizuki's struggle or pain was letting go. He chose to mute Mirai. What the memory of her sister tried to convey was always met with a "shut up".

Kimizuki chose to mute Mirai in order to prevent hearing what her sister truthfully tried to convey.

This same situation reflects with Yuu, ever since he lost Mikaela as a human & as a vampire; Mikaela, before the whole memory recollection, tried to convey one single thing to Yuu, but like any moment, Yuu chose to mute his voice, his wishes.

Even Asuramaru told Yuu what Mikaela truthfully wanted.

3. Yoichi Saotome

With Yoichi, contrast to Yuu who refuses to let go of the past; Yoichi spent so much "hiding beneath the bed", however, thanks to chapter 154 & 155; Yoichi broke free from that. Yoichi reflects bravery, about standing up, about walking even if there seems to be no reason. It changes way more when someone out there is waiting for you, when someone cares & loves you so much that all they want is to see you well & again.

4. Mitsuba Sanguu

With Mitsuba, even if her development through the story hasn't been much... When you love, the least you want is to see your loved ones suffer physical pain; living is painful, but it's entirely different when you're actively hurting others...

What I'm trying to say, the squad itself reflects the path Yuu could have walked through; on the other hand, Yuu reflects a path that chose to remain in the past, chose to crawl down under the bed, refused to let go, refused to acknowledge that life is a path filled with grief, pain, sorrow; but at the same time, it's filled with happiness, love, joy, the value of life and the meaning each person possesses.

Hello everyone, it's been quite a while, the new chapter is drawing closer thus, I gave some thought about two characters in specific, that's correct, Mitsuba Sanguu and Aoi Sanguu.

Therefore, let's begin!

P.S: Theories, analysis and thoughts are held in a neutral view and ships are excluded.

So far within the story, we've known that the relationship between Aoi and Mitsuba has been distant, Aoi's first appearance in the manga dated back in Chapter 39 already displaying that distance between the Sanguu sisters.

The next time we see Aoi along what she thinks about Mitsuba is back in chapter 45

Lastly the last time a brief interaction between the sisters comes is back in chapter 70.

Ultimately, it is revealed that Mitsuba wanted to be recognized by her sister, sadly such wish ended as a mere dream.

But, there's one thing that always bothered me when it came to their interactions...at first it was, was Aoi disappointed in Mitsuba for not following the Sanguu's raison d'etre. But Aoi's attitude is awfully abnormal, what do I mean?

Usually when there's disappointment between characters such as the case of Tenri Hiragi with Shinoa, Seishiro or Kureto; the case of Shikama and the sired Progenitors or the newest case being Rigr Stafford and Ferid Bathory, usually the natural course of action is discarting the ones labeled as "failures or disappointing results".

But with Aoi Sanguu is different. Back in the first chapter she appeared, her reaction towards Mitsuba was distant, it wasn't as she was glad to see her sister; what am I trying to get at?

Had it been a mere case of just anger towards traitors, her attitude would have been much different when she first encountered her sister in the battlefield.

But given that Mitsuba is now getting a power boost by receiving a Black Demon.

This opens a new possibility. What do I mean?

It is well known that the only way for humans to wield a Black Demon Cursed Gear is that those humans must have gone through experiments in order to do that. So far the only ones that ended up in success to be wielders of black demons are:

Kureto Hiragi - Raimeiki

Mahiru Hiragi (former wielder of Asuramaru)

Shinya Hiragi - Byakkomaru

Guren Ichinose - Noya (formerly) Mahiru-no-Yo (currently)

Shinoa Hiragi (she's qualified given that she can take any demon into her heart)

Yuichiro Hyakuya (Asuramaru and Mikaela)

Shiho Kimizuki (Kiseki-O)

Yoichi Saotome (Gekkoin)

The ones above are the only ones qualified to wield such type of cursed gear, but now, how will Mitsuba wield said class of gear considering that she used to wield a lower class of demon.

The answer lies in the possibility that she too was a test subject and Aoi Sanguu was fully aware of such event.

Mitsuba's past is pretty much shrouded in mystery but in contrast to her, Aoi's reactions reflect something more than just disappointment, it goes as if she expected something further from Mitsuba given that she does state that the Sanguu Family has no need for "the incompetent". While the term is harsh, it reflects latent power or ability but if the person mentioned does not exploit such abilities, within this universe, it may suggest as to why Aoi labels Mitsuba such way.

Mitsuba, being born in the Sanguu family carries a lot of expectations given that the Sanguu Family is filled with powerful members and just some of said abilities are seen in display in very few combats from both sisters.

Nevertheless, whenever Mitsuba finally unlocks her full potential, it will depend on the author and how she works with her new demon. What do I mean?

In contrast to other demons of lower rank, black demon series have trials that may endanger the possible wielder, furthermore, they're more willing to fight for dominance along being interested into their targets.

As a personal thought, I do hope the squad is actually preparing or hiding somewhere else so Mitsuba can actually come up with her own trial along detailing more about her. Given that demons from the black series tend to be more special, I do wonder whenever Ky Luc will lurk on Mitsuba's memories or not.

Who knows.

And it's fine whichever side you support anon 😅 I mean, we all have our faves and what not, it's a story we grew up with in a way.

Regarding your thoughts it's a possibility at the end of the day. We don't know 100% what Kagami will pull out in the remaining chapters.

I can only say next chapter will be the final battle for Rigr Stafford, but of course, it's not the last battle against the Squad and Yuu together.

I think, Shinoa's very aware of the tricks Yuu can pull so it'll be up to her to fill the title of Squad Leader. Her mission after all, is to protect them and lead them to victory.

However, there's one thing I discussed with my bestie over other another social platform. And you're welcome to join along whoever reads this because I think there are many interesting questions or puzzle pieces left.

Very independent of "who" wins, the question remains:

What'll happen to the active demons?"

We so far saw the closure of Guren's squad in chapter 147

That was all death flag needed.

Same concept applied to the vampires that were bound to become demons (even if one met an end with Shinoa, the other with Rigr & the remaining with Ferid) and this of course was in chapters 143, 146, 147, 150.

This too was Ferid's courtain call.

Ultimately, all of them become demons but then, what about the remaining active ones such as:

Kiseki-O & Gekkouin

Tenjiryuu

And Mikaela

True, Yuu has claimed that he'll save everyone, however, the 1st mentioned something and this is considering his spells are set on stone; they've been analyzed but not modified:

So far, that's almost done.

Soo the question remains. If Yuu were to bring back angels, progenitors and humans alike, how would you remove the curse the demons are set on; the 1st made certain that the demons would remain as that for eternity with no will; thus meaning they'll become hollow.

今日は皆さん。久しぶりですね。

Hey everyone, it's been a while hehe...Soo, given that the chapter was released in Japan, we'll have to wait until it gets released on this side till Jan 10th. Nevertheless, I want to give an insight.

P.S: As usual, ships are excluded and everything's held within a neutral view.

The chapter starts retaking from chapter 142, an encounter between the Shinoa Squad and the 5th Progenitor Ky Luc. There is an eventual fight of willpower given that Shinoa is aiming to turn Ky Luc into a cursed gear from the black series so Mitsuba can wield. Along this, we have a flashback on which it is revealed as to why Ky Luc followed Urd Geales with utmost loyalty.

The reason behind is because Urd wants to die. But not die like a demon but as a human. To reach mortality in order to die like the human he was born.

Upon hearing such dream, Ky Luc was amazed by such dream, promising himself to carry on and live until Urd fulfilled his dream.

Given this, Ky Luc's will was all that kept him from turning into a demon, nevertheless, given that Shinoa was devouring him as well, Shinoa was able to feel his feelings and memories, making her overwhelmed, nevertheless, the squad was there for her so she could manage to turn Ky into a demon.

She apologizes to him for that and at the end we have an Owari Kaisen. [Shinoa made the new demon as two fingers. Don't ask what the author was thinking cause Idk either haha].

As for the end of the chapter, Shinoa now knows what Urd and Rigr are thinking along Yuu's location.

Analysis

First of all, many might consider or may think that the portrayal of strength between Shinoa and Ky Luc was unfair along that her power up was random...

I will say that the way things are paced is not exactly the best. The story is reaching its eventual end and yes, there are things that could have been detailed much better or polished nevertheless, let's not forget details that have been from the very beginning.

What do I mean?

Ever since the LN were published, it has been stated that Shinoa is far stronger than other characters. That includes Mahiru, Guren, the adults even by Shikama. But why's that?

Simple, Shinoa has had the ability to accept demons without losing her heart, without needing to do trials like other wielders as seen in old chapters and the last one which was chapter 102 till chapter 106. [That's when Yuu fought went to save Mika, then fought against him to make him his cursed gear].

Now, following suit, why did Shinoa never do such task when she had the power but chose until now?

Well, it all goes with the narrative but also with her emotional development. What do I mean?

Perhaps people what makes them feel like something's wrong is not only the narrative but also the building of "expectation". Long ago, I was actually pissed, angry or rather upset with how things turned in OnS in terms of story, I felt no motivation to write or the sort but then, along a friend, we started to consider other aspects from what we actually expected but rather, what the characters were displaying emotional wise and rationality wise.

Which means, the characters are driven regarding how they feel, what they aspire, what they want, along what they know about their own selves.

With Shinoa, she thought she had found out what she wanted, she thought that because she had fallen in love and was together in a squad, she had truthfully lived when in reality, she was taking the baby steps required to live.

As Kouhei Kadono's LNs suggest. In order to have the right to die, you must live first.

But returning to the topic. Shinoa had a massive advantage against Shikama not because of raw power alone. It was first seen she could take any demon into her and use them (LN which came to portrayal on chapter 133). But let's remember that Rigr made certain Shikama's powers were constantly restrained due to the place they managed to create, giving Shinoa an advantage.

In the case of Ky Luc, Shinoa was able to bust her own teammates so they could actually pull a fight against a beast like Ky Luc.

Her being able to know how to create a demon, this was shown in early chapters when Mikaela turned into a demon. Knowledge is power and in a war where life is at stake, such knowledge comes in handy.

The next question, why did Ky Luc lose if he was powerful?

One of the topics that it's heavily touched in Ky Luc's backstory is that Ky had no sense of why he wanted to live. He had a bind that all he knew was that he had to survive. Ky fought through life to survive but not until he met Urd Geales, did he find a first thing to live for. Nevertheless, he is living for someone but not living for himself. What do I mean?

Usually, the story tends to portray how characters want to be recognized, how they want to be seen to someone else's eyes along how people start gathering around them. But the other side of the coin is, what is exactly to live? What does living exactly mean?

It's not just about living for someone but actually finding a reason for your own. It is a delicate thread between selfishness along personal love, it's hell after all. It's finding in a desolate land a reason as to why one's self is existing and living. Even during hell, or during the trial called life, people find meaning, they find things to do, to enjoy, to aspire for, to spend time with, to cry for, to lament for, but to grow for as well.

Ky Luc's human clock stopped, the reason he lost was because he always believed that vampires would be the strongest of their kind, never considering what divided humans and vampires. What exactly made humans be special yet frightening, but rather, he thought as long as he fought, as long as he made himself stronger, he wouldn't lose. But it was a different day there...Ky Luc had a past stained with blood and I'm not going to say he's a justificable character, but rather fascinating, how despite the mind along the ideals can set someone to see light, for others such light only reflects darkness.

As for the final point. The squad's role

For sure, the way they got their power up was not exactly the best developed point but given that the story had to move on, that's what we got. Shinoa being able to access to the First Progenitor's powers is what allowed her to give her team a chance to fight given that the protagonist is broken in terms of power as well, so there must exist a balance in power scale.

But, what is there to need to be discussed with the squad?

Their union.

One of the things that's been visible is that once Yuu left, the squad had a turnoil of emotions, distress, sadness, along feelings akin to feeling lost.

Like lambs who were waiting for the lead to guide them, but given that someone stood there, a new beacon began to shine. But instead of following Yuu and Guren; they began to follow a beacon to a new path. One on which they could dictaminate what they wanted to do with their lives.

Kimizuki, Yoichi and specially Mitsuba, have displayed growth despite few chapters passing by; they do treasure the family they have, they love Yuu but they are living in the present. They are not tied to what happened millenia ago, they want a better world, a world that lets humanity prosper and end the eternal hell they've been subjected to endure but among this, the real creation of bonds has been visible. The squad supporting each other, working together along ensuring each other is alright is one of the most precious things that can be witnessed.

As a side note

I usually complained about Mitsuba's poor development...but right now, her worrying about Shinoa, showing what it is to be a caring friend, what it means to give support for someone you hold dear. It means there is progress instead of blindy following. I hope we get to see interactions between Mitsuba and Ky Luc with time along constant development with the members of the squad.

What do you think about this? Let me know.

It's alright if you don't like it, just remember, respecting each other is what leads to good conversations.

With the official release, I want to add some thoughts that I didn’t mention in my previous posts.

I actually did like the dialogue in this chapter. Shinoa’s words to Ky are similar to a quote that stuck with me from some animes which is “Don’t expect to go into a battlefield intending to kill enemies if you are not prepared to get hurt in return.” I honestly felt bad for Ky but in the end, as a person, he wasn’t innocent. As a character though, I wished he got a better written death, not one that happened immediately after revealing his past and dream.

However, as much as there is some nice dialogue (especially from Urdie) in this chapter, I find it a little bit funny that it took Urd a millenia to come to the realisation that human life is meaningful because it is not eternal. Well…that’s why humans try to achieve developmental milestones within set age ranges.

Kagami’s true talent is creating more questions rather than answering the current ones with flashbacks. I don’t know how to feel with Shinoa squad having met in past lives. Will this reveal turn to be meaningful in the long run (or whatever is left for OnS to be completed)? Who knows…but current Shinoa squad truly has some poor relationship development so maybe not. I finally got a panel of baby Mitsu though (although I wished she was drawn cuter). I wonder if it’s just the artstyle but Yuu and Shinoa’s past selves (the only ones we can fully see in these panels) don’t fully look exactly the same as the child versions of the present Yuu and Shinoa.

Damn…Urdie is being a poet in this chapter and I love him for it❤️ He is one of the characters that I like the most to hear what he has to say.

People thought Urd x Rigr was the ship when in fact THIS was true ship✨ Jokes aside, I feel so bad for them. I wanted Mitsu to get screentime but not at the expense of Ky becoming a demon and much less losing his relationship with Urd. My tiny meow meows…

Onto the topic of Mitsuba getting a Black Demon on a silver plate, I feel like Kagami is speedrunning it a bit. When Shinoa ambushed Ky, did she do it with the intention of giving him to Mitsuba from the beginning? I wished the manga put more emphasis on Mitsuba not being strong enough. Sure, she was kind of left out during the Demon Mika arc because she did not have a Black Demon, but considering how underused Yoichi and Kimizuki have been despite having Black Demons, the gap in strength between the guys and her wasn’t felt at all.

I am looking forward to the contract between Mitsu and Ky (wow, just writing it feels so weird because I didn’t expect this duo) because she is the only whose inner world/heart/inside/whatever you call it we didn’t get to see. Contracting with a Black Demon is hard so I want to see her fighting and struggling for it. Kagami wasn’t lying when he said he wanted to write her in the near future. If I am honest though, I don’t think she is strong enough to win but we will see…

I hope Ky’s demon outfit is done justice (Mika’s one is just…ugh), that we get at least a glimpse of Tenjiryū before Ky takes over and more importantly, for Mitsu’s axe to stay the same.

The artstyle is failing everyone but Shinoa. I love this panel. I’m not happy with Shinoa getting so strong. I know she has suffered for it but the boost in power is just too big and it feels weird how she knows how to use The First’s spells with no prior practice. The problem is not solely Shinoa’s though; Yuu suffers the same issue as well and I hate it. That’s why at least I like this moment of vulnerability. Is Shinoa crying because she is feeling bad for what she is doing to Ky or is she crying because she is having access to Ky’s memories? The duality in this and how it it is open to interpretation is nice.

I love how she is supporting Shinoa here. I’m not really on board with the mitsunoa ship but this is much better than wasting Shinoa’s screentime on having her simp for a guy who doesn’t want and can’t give her what she needs.

We’ve been getting crumbs of Mitsuba caring for Shinoa since her first time getting possessed by Shikama. But there is something missing and that is their friendship backstory. I pray we get to see how the girls met when Mitsuba makes her contract.

I also love to see how the entire squad is supporting each other even if it’s just one panel. When Yuu was still part of them most of their conversations were with Yuu. Being in a group and everyone talking to just one person? A bit unnatural.

If I may mourn the artstyle for a second, something that I miss from the previous artstyle that the current one lacks is the lack of different eye shapes. Yoichi and Mitsuba’s eyes aren’t supposed to be this upturned…

I don’t even know how much of the OnS fandom here is left since I barely check but a chapter with Mitsuba screentime dropped and I am here for it.

First things first, Mitsuba getting a Black Demon was neither in my 2025 nor any other year’s bingo card. I still can’t believe it but now I guess this is what Kagami meant years ago when he said something was awaiting her. Yoichi and Kimizuki have had Black Demons since the earliest chapters of the manga but everything around it has been heavily underused. Kagami could have put Mitsuba in the same situation as the boys yet he hasn’t until this moment so is it too hopeful to think that Mitsuba getting a Black Demon will mean something in the long run?

On the topic of getting a Black Demon (since Ky is a high ranked progenitor), is she getting it as a second demon or replacing her first demon? Because if it’s the latter I am going start to feel dumb after all the years I have been analysing ‘Tenjiryū’ down to the last details just for that faceless demon to be replaced😭. All my analyses, my theories…down to the 🗑️🚮 I guess. Even if Tenjiryū hasn’t had a face reveal I am still attached to the character because of how much I analysed them. I like their name, their form as a weapon and as a spectral demon as well as their ability. With how inconsistent powerscaling in OnS is due to plot reasons I wouldn’t even care if Mitsu stayed with a lower ranked demon until the end. But it is just a preference and I particularly don’t mind these events. Only thing I pray for it that Mitsu’s weapon stays the same because I like battle axes and I am actually concerned if her new cursed gear are Ky’s fingers in Shinoa’s hand (please no—😅). I even read some Twitter’s comments comparing this situation to Sukuna’s fingers and I just pray no one has to eat them. I guess Ky’s weapon as a vampire is worn in the hand as seen in volume 16 cover but I prefer the axe much more.

However, if I think deep into it does Mitsu getting a Black Demon even work? Iirc Kureto said that Black Demon users need a surgery for it beforehand (plus there is also the whole mental strength and desire needed too). Who knows…not all panels have been released so I am looking forward to it. Especially since there was a panel of the squad as children in a different era which arises more questions (and I finally got smol Mitsu panel, even if it’s half…).

On the topic of Ky, I should have seen his death coming considering that he was getting a backstory reveal (classic red flag) but I didn’t. Objectively, him crying for his mother at the end is sad but so much has been going on in OnS over the last years that I am kind of desensitised. I might actually feel it when Urdie dies since it seems all the vampires will be killed🥲.

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