Volume 10 yapping, pt. 3 of ???/3
I read this manga back in 2023. I have reread it almost 10 times since then, and even after all this time, I haven’t stopped thinking about this scene.
During my 4th-5th reread, I noticed something: Wolfwood only takes two vials AFTER Vash shows up. Until then, he only has it in his mouth. Why?
It’s only AFTER he knows Vash is there that he bites through and gulps down the medicine. I keep wondering, why did he wait until Vash was there? And then I had this thought…
Wolfwood sees Vash as a divine being, almost a stand-in for God. He’s also notably been afraid of death for this entire series… But Vash has always been there to fall back upon when he’s facing death, and now it seems he’s willingly chosen to face the Reaper head-on. But he only chooses this AFTER he’s certain Vash is there to back him up.
When Vash is with him, he has nothing to fear.
Not even what’s coming next.