Kuro 223 🔥
What a chapter ! Here are some thoughts !
Irina
If Ciel said it smells shady then it is.
TBH, I wonder about how historically accurate her tale is, namely about the timeline of "dangerous ideas" in Russia.
Maybe it’s what bothered Ciel, maybe it’s something else, but this woman seems odd to him, so I don’t trust her.
Sharada
Glad we all agree she's Agni's little sister T_T
Though I gotta admit that I was quite relieved to meet her !
Let me explain : I, like others, is anxious about Soma becoming Ciel's Agni or going down the path of revenge. However ! Soma eventually meeting Sharada and telling her what a good man her brother became could be the way to make him remember he has to live on, in order to honor Agni's sacrifice.
In other words, it might not be a fall down the abyss that's awaiting Soma but mourning and moving on, which is a step further from Ciel and other antagonists who decidedly can't do so.
Her introduction moved me. Hopefully she'll survive whatever's about to happen in this arc.
Darius
Truthfully I don't care about him, but his last name "Starling" is... interesting. With the whole "radiance" thing from the blue sect arc & "blue star line" (iirc) from the Campania arc, I wonder if there's more about him than we can initially guess.
I guess we'll see.
Edit : as pointed out by @fwippysays in the comments they made a mistake localizing his name which is Sterling.
Modri Vladis
The fact he mentions a master seems to be yet another small hint/confirmation about the fact he's most likely Polaris :
I also think there's a hint in the ball scene from his flashback about during which era he lived, namely because of the dress & suit fashion (@tothelasthoursofmylife if you have any idea ? you're always my reference about this) :
But definitely the most important part of his tale is the demon he encountered :
Now is it truly Seb (is it Brown) or another demon, I don't think the answer matters right now, because Modri's absolutely convinced that it's Seb (thanks to UT's altering his cinematic record maybe ?).
What I really want to convey is that if demons' "true form" is more or less always like the goo above, no wonder Bravat can instantly recognize them on sight...
And Frances always complains about Seb's appearance xDD.
Great chapter, can't wait for next month !