#ch63

[shysheeperz]

[halfway-2-forever]

ok so maybe they’re not as big a threat as i thought

[pardon-my-scifi]

"Decent sized frog." I'm losing my mind. Sweet Jesus, this is a train wreck I don't want to look away from.

[everymariemjolnir]

[abybweisse]

What do you think, who will be the final villains?

Maybe Queen Victoria will be a negative character in like in the anime?

Could London burn down like in the anime?

I've answered asks like this a few times.

Basically, I still expect the big bads to be Queen Victoria and John Brown, much like the queen and Ash Landers/Angela Blanc were in s1. But I doubt it would include London burning down.

I do, however, expect/hope that Tower Bridge is discussed as part of the reason the Phantomhives were attacked. Because I think that Vincent wasn't as helpful as the queen wanted when she asked for money and workers... and after the attack, the estate was relinquished to the crown, and she moved funds and people from the estate into the bridge project. Which points back to what our earl says (ch85) about how long it's taking to build the bridge -- that humans have priorities. I think that Vincent focused on other priorities, while the queen wanted all the needed resources for the bridge right away... since the bridge was historically dedicated to her dead husband, Prince Albert. There are other clues about this, like the timeline itself for the bridge project in the manga (ch85 again, see below), as well as Vincent saying (ch132) that bridges and ditches take a lot of money and help (manpower).

Sebastian points out in ch85 that the project plans were approved around when the earl was born, so 1875. Then he says construction didn't actually start until 3 years ago. This discussion is in 1889, so construction started in 1886. Well, the twins were born in 1875, and Vincent's priorities were his pregnant wife, the expected child, and their estate's prosperity. The attack happens December 14, 1885, and the demon contract is made ~Jan 20, 1886. Then construction "magically" begins around the time that our earl is working to regain the estate under the Phantomhive name. Vincent had previously (ch132 again) warned Francis/Frances that if he didn't have an heir who could run the estate, they might have to relinquish the property to the crown. That's exactly what happens between the attack itself and our earl officially becoming Earl Phantomhive. Our earl officially gets the earl title on March 17, 1886 (ch63). In the letter the queen sends to our earl, she even confirms that the estate and title were in her hands until it could be returned to the Phantomhives (or bequeathed to another family).

Though there is probably more than one reason for the attack on the Phantomhive family, I theorize that a big part of it is essentially a money (and labor) grab by the queen.

[dailysmilingnatsume]

[nagirambles]

Rambling about Fairies - Manga Chapter 64

"I doubt there are any wizards who are greater” he literally mentions Gildarts two pages later so like. Is everyone severely underestimating Gildarts’ power or is he just not home enough for anyone to really understand power scaling over the years. Like ‘oh heyy Erza’s gotten really strong over the years, maybe she’ll surpass Gildarts soon’ and then once Gildarts comes back they’re like ‘oh nevermind. Nevermind.’

[achtung-attitude]

Four people stand frozen in unbalanced positions in the middle of Mulholland Drive. In the darkness, a rectangular wall of dim light surrounds Jerome, Kilo, Shizuka and T'onga. Sang-ok sits in a director’s chair, eating some popcorn. His Stand remains still by his side. Light shines from the lens on its face, forming the barrier.

Somewhere, an owl hoots and takes flight. It flies straight towards the frozen four, descending between them in its search of food. Upon entering the light, it is transported to the other side, never touching the sleepwalkers. Sang-ok watches it hoot in alarm and confusion and smiles softly.  No one can save them now. They are trapped in the palm of his hand.

END OF CHAPTER 63