i mentioned this in the tags of my last post but out of every theory i had on how tecchou and jouno would reunite this last chapter was everying i wanted and more.
first we got tecchou protecting ranpo from a mind-controlled jouno but instead of raising his sword against him and seriously harming him, he let jouno’s sword slide DOWN HIS ARM ( which made me cringe more than any other injury in this series because OW ) with a smile!
then we get this gay ass like “i finally have you jouno” which is the official translation by the way!!!! crazy!!!! followed by tecchou using the qualities he admires about jouno to bring him back (“where is your noble soul? your courage?”) which is just. wow. because it’s very clear that tecchou admires jouno a lot yet never would say that to his face until now.
AND IT WORKS ! AND WE GET TECCHOU SMILING ! also i love how confident tecchou seemed during this. he wasn’t begging , he wasn’t afraid, it’s as if he know if anything would get jouno out of this trance it would be himself pissing jouno the fuck off.
also this is information even ranpo is shocked by. these two idiot’s love-hate bond was strong enough to just. bypass the one orders skill. that weapon that was sealed away, guarded by many nations because of its power and considered “one of the great disasters”? yeah tecchou’s ragebait is stronger.
and finally the cutest little chibis of them that made me need to put down my phone and take a lap around my room. this chapter was perfect.
