So we all knew how this would turn out; youāre right as always, Nicole. Jogged through chapters 1, 2, and 3 before my brain demanded a break. Thoughts for all three:
Chapter 1
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So Geoffrey initially befriended Nigel because he was interested in him, huh? Makes sense. Makes me wonder if the volume 6 bonus story will touch on that, given that I believe itās set around that time.
Chapter 2
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And now Geoffrey knows something went down between Kaito and Nigel in the field. This is going to get messy real quick, I can see it already. It was barely a kiss, but I know Nigelās torn up with guilt about that + losing to Vicente, and Geoffreyās been shown to have jealousy issues just by seeing people hang out with Kaito too much. Who knows where Kaitoās going to land in all this. I just hope this doesnāt become a bad stumbling block for Nigel.
Chapter 3
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And now the part weāve all been waiting for: what happened to Kaito. He wakes up in the basement of the manor of the lady who was hosting Vicente before, when he sent men to jailbreak Kaito. Kaitoās pretty upset with the whole situation, unsurprisingly, but Iād love to be in Vicenteās head right about now. Surely he knew itās going to be tough to make Kaito not hate him, so Iām wondering what his long term plan is here. Hope he can isolate Kaito in his company long enough to get Kaito to like him? Kaito responds much more strongly to actions than words, so if thereās going to be a redeeming moment for Vicente in Kaitoās eyes, Iām betting itāll be some sort of heroic sacrifice situation.
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If Vicente and Geoffrey and Nigel ever all end up in the same room together without killing each other, theyāll have some very interesting notes to compare. For Vicente, Kaitoās been living in London since he was 9 and doesnāt need any special setup to perform divination, the complete opposite of what G&N were told. Itās kind of funny that both situations arenāt perfect for Kaito: he doesnāt know common knowledge that someone living in England for most of their life would know (as Vicente noted), but on the other hand he knows unusually specific things about a country heās apparently never been to before (like knowing about the King Arthur stories, off the top of my head).
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I wonder how Vicenteās going to deal with the point Kaito brought up: if he does successfully land in Spain with Kaito, Vicente doesnāt have the political power to protect him as well as he says he will. Heck, his direct superior has already advised him to kill Kaito the next time they met so the heathen demon child couldnāt screw up Godās plan for the world with his future sight (or something like that; been a while since that book.)
- This has popped up a few times in previous volumes, and it repeating here reminded me: Kaitoās occasional bouts of nationalism have never sat right with me. I think itās similar to the discussion about Kaitoās view of sex weāve had on here before, where I as a reader donāt really identify with Kaitoās apparent anger at Englishmen working against England. I also donāt really feel like the storyās done enough to justify that attitude of Kaitoās, unless heās just using it as a convenient excuse to tell off his enemies.
From what Iāve seen, Kaito is a young Japanese man who wants to hold onto his Japanese heritage (speaking the language with Kazuya), who has been forcibly thrust from his home (present day England) into whatās essentially a foreign land (16th century England). The people heās met, aside from a few close friends, have generally been hostile to him, and this is an era where he would never be considered a true Englishman anyway; he will perennially be considered an outsider. He doesnāt follow the general religion, which is basically equivalent to being politically opposed to the powers that be in all the ways they care about. So why get to upset at English traitors? Is it just a method to attack them in his own way, i.e. āI canāt physically hurt you, but I know you care about this so Iāll accuse of being a traitorā? Or does he truly believe the things heās saying? What do you guys think?
Overall, Iām hoping Kaito doesnāt get rescued too quickly. I would like him to build a bond back up with Vicente; one party is definitely willing, at least, and I want to see more Vicente. 
Them full color extra for this volume are 
too, btw.
(Chapter 2 spoilers)
I know, right? 
I hope Geoffrey isnāt too hard on himā¦
So I think this is the first time weāve seen his first name. I need to do another search, see if I can figure out if heās real or not. :S
(Chapter 1 spoiler)
Another incredibly sweet moment. Itās these little character interactions that I love.
I absolutely love this word; I donāt remember where I first saw it, but itās truly genius, haha.
Thank you again for maintaining this! 
Itās such a helpful resource; when Kaito was thinking about the earl and his relationships I was making a mental note to check your diagram. 
That bad boy is a thing of beauty. One suggestion: could names that Kaitoās directly interacted with be bolded or something for easier parsing when youāre looking for a specific person?