Arc 6: Completed.
Fucking amazing. As I told you before I was hooked with the story since the beginning but Bayou was a climax of my expectations. I believed that we will slow down a little and see Sei building up his army and political power. It was sorta looking like it until the emergency call for help from Bayou. It was a rollercoaster of emotions.
The shine of Ou Ki's brilliance as the last living Great General of the past era. Dude literally outsmarted everyone bar Riboku which introduction to the story is one of my favorite moments already. Riboku is shaping up to be one of the best Generals in the series and I really love how he is written. That feat of defeating 200k Zhiongu mountain soldiers is fucking amazing. Even tho Riboku got the upper hand on Ou Ki I believe that he wasn't so sure of his victory. I think the quality of a General that Ou Ki was is fucking amazing.
Let's be honest. Zhao sent out their best soldiers while the majority of Ou Ki's army was basically "scraps". This army was more filled with guts rather than actual skill bar Shin, Kyouka, Moubu + his army and obviously Ou Ki and his soldiers.
Kyou's story was fuking amazing and sad as fuck. Ou Ki deserved to kill this motherfucker Houken. I hope Shin finishes this mofo later.
Shin's growth man... Fucking epic. I already told you about it in the other thread. I'm just amazed by how much he grows during the battles and trying times. The moment where Ou Ki took Shin for a ride on the battlefield before he passed away. It was fucking magical:
I expect few more characters to make an impact on me as a reader but I must honestly say. I don't expect anyone to beat Ou Ki's character for me at least for now. The bar this character set from human being to General of an Army. I just can't say how much I rate Ou Ki.
I can't wait to see Moubu's development. He was this cocky and all but I think during the last moments of Ou Ki he paid respect to his superior comrade and understood that he is not in Ou Ki's league as of yet.
I like his fighting style and his ferocity but he is not to say dumb but more like single-minded.
This manga is 10/10 for me and I'm only 173 chapters in... Can't wait for more.
I'm all in for this Manga. It's a fucking shame I was putting a readthrough of this on hold for so long.