My exact reaction as well. This chapter and the next few are just crazy; I have to say, Iâm pretty happy that Nigel took such a drastic step; it may not be the smartest move from the charactersâ perspective, but itâs certainly exciting for the reader, haha.
100%. Itâs been overdue pretty much since Nigelâs awkward flirting on the ship as they were coming from Spain imo. I feel a little bad that he had this whole arrangement of âwell weâll both compete for Kaitoâs heartâ and the poor guy had exactly 0 chance.
Famous last words. But I have been picking away at it while I was away and now that Iâm back I finally managed to finish the volume last night. Like always so much stuff happened so this might get kind of long.
Chapter 5 and 6
Geoffrey reacted to that way better than I thought. I guess it goes to show how much trust he has in Kaito and Nigel.
As a whole this situation wrapped up way smoother than I expected, I thought this was going to turn into some serious drama but it all seems to have ended with very little consequence. It kind of made me question the point of these chapters but (spoiler for the rest of this volume) I feel like maybe this was a way to let Kaito and Nigel have a moment together before Nigel is out of the story for a while.
Chapter 8
A lot of this chapter took me a while to wrap my head around and Iâm still not sure I understand the whole tunnel stuff. I had to reread and go back and take notes.
My understanding was something like the tunnel connects very specifically the Hoe of Kaito and Lilyâs world and the Hoe in this world in the16th century and goes both ways. When the tunnel opens on a date in one world itâs also possible to enter from the other worldâs side. The calendar itâs based on isnât only the old fairy calendar but all of the calendar that the world has knowledge of and at some point someone who knows the Gregorian calendar could have time slipped there before them, causing this world to adjust to that calendar as well?
Specific date notes
Current theory is Kaito time slipped when the tunnel opened on the Julian calendarâs summer solstice of the 21st century world while Lily time slipped when the tunnel opened on the 16th century side during the Gregorian calendarâs date for Beltaine.
Iâm getting the feeling Iâd have trouble understanding this even if it was written in English. The main point seems to be that travel between both sides is possible and that the tunnel actually opens quite frequently. Correct me if any of this seems wrong, I love time travel stuff but it always hurts my head to think about the logistics. Or technically I guess this is more of an isekai situation?
If what they theorize is true, it means they actually can predict the next time the door will open and itâs possible to travel back and forth through the tunnel, making the plan to send Kaito back to the modern world for treatment actually feasible. To make that happen though theyâre going to have to tell the truth about everything to Geoffrey. Iâve been waiting for this moment so long
Chapter 9 and 10
And omg itâs finally time! Lily and Kaito explain the truth to Geoffrey, using the stuff Kaito had in his wallet as proof. It takes him a bit but he eventually believes them and agrees to their plan. Overall itâs quite a melancholy situation though as it becomes clear that Geoffrey expects that he wonât be around anymore by the time Kaito is able to return.
That ending on the Hoe makes it seems like Geoffreyâs worries were well founded. Man Matsuoka sensei really likes her dramatic goodbye scenes, that last picture of Geoffrey
Iâm really looking forward to seeing where this next arc is going to go, but itâs kind of sad that everyoneâs split up again so soon.
I was wondering that too, usually you wouldnât expect people on the run to make those movements so they must have had some sort of information but from where
I thought the same but then I realized it would turn out the same as Geoffrey thought it would if he went into hiding after Kaito left. The brunt of the investigation would fall onto Nigel and the rest of the crew and they would likely be tortured to get his and Kaitoâs whereabouts.
Poor guy is going to have to find out about all of this in the worst way possible next volume
That would be amazing, Iâd love to see those two interact when theyâre not trying to kill each other. I feel like they have the potential to have some kind of frenemy dynamic
I think Kaito mentioned that the next opening would be the spring equinox in the 16th century world but that he likely wouldnât be able to come back then. Did some googling and apparently tuberculosis treatment takes at least 6 months to complete.
Heeeeh, I feel you. âIâll be starting volume 15 soonâŚâ Itâs like god hears me and laughs before flinging a thunderbolt in my direction. Ah well.
I have a feeling youâre right. :\ As you probably read in the rest of my ranting, Nigel felt shoehorned in in this volume, which felt really odd. Makes me wonder what editorial decisions were behind it.
Iâm not much help here, unfortunately; for what itâs worth I think I basically understood things like you did, though Iâm pretty fuzzy on how the tunnel accounts for multiple calendars even after their explanations. Your explanation makes sense to me, even if I wonder about the logistics of a random person in the 16th century knowing about one calendar or the other and that triggering the tunnel. But then, thinking about it, thatâs also pretty legit trickster fairy magic as well.
I wonder, haha. Youâd have a good case for it imo. Isekais donât generally go to different worldlines, right? So thereâs a case to argue that F&B is clearly not the same as the rest of the isekai trash.
Ah, thatâs true. Didnât think about that.
âYeah, Geoffreyâs been imprisoned and Kaito disappeared in some random flash of light so youâll never see either again probably. But chin up! Youâre the captain of the Gloria now! â
Itâs been a joy as always, pyororon. ^o^ I look forward to reading vol. 15 with you~ On that front, my current situation is: have two books I need to finish; book #1 Iâm about 15 pages away from completing, book #2 Iâm listening w/ an audiobook. Iâve got plans this weekend so itâs basically gone. Which is to say, ultimately, Iâll either be able to start F&B15 tomorrow or Friday or next week, I guess? Any definitive time I give I manage to immediately subvert in one way or another. :S Audiobook book Iâm not as concerned w/ wrapping up; it hasnât lingered on the Reading list too long, after all.
Thatâs the part that confused me the most. I wonder if weâll ever get a full explanation for what exactly is going on there or if the time tunnel stuff will be left more vague. There wasnât much new info about the faeries this time so itâs still a mystery to me how or if they relate to the other calendars. Hopefully Kaito now being able to discuss stuff with Kazuya (assuming he has not actually managed to go through a portal to somewhere) will make some things more clear.
I at least hope that Lily tells him Kaito is coming back
Iâm down to start any of those dates, whichever it ends up being, my schedule is very open right now.
And this time, assuming I donât accidentally fall into any tunnels to the 16th century, Iâll actually be reading along
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Letâs tentatively say to start on Monday, then?