In this last chapter, Kaito succumbs to his longing for Jeoffrey and literally takes things in his own hands.
I liked Kaitoâs internal monologue and his reflections about Vincente. He hates him, but heâs also reliant on him - and so, thereâs some self-loathing going on here. :c Poor Kaito.
Well, Kaito is also in for a much longer questioning, where theyâre testing to see if heâs telling the truth or not. While not being a form of torture, it sounds like torture to have to field all those questions. ^^; Ganbatte Kaito!
El Escorial Library frescos are stunning works of art!
Also, thanks to looking into the library I finally found who the priest who showed Vincente and Kaito to their rooms was: was: JosĂŠ de SigĂźenza - Wikipedia Seems @eefara you already found him out. Iâll get to read your comments later. XD
TIL also about the name for this sort of 3-part Renaissance art piece: TrĂptico
Paradise lost is a pretty apt description for this art piece.
Chapter 9 continuation
Things had clearly been going too well, so far, and the investigation of Kaito has brought out a Fransiscaner accusing Kaito of heresy. Heâs never getting a break, poor guy. Now he risks being burnt at the stake as an inquisition is imminent!
I was a bit surprised by this, ngl. it seems like one of those Japanese mindsets, like âeveryoneâs gotta workâ. I mean, we donât get to hear some internal monologue of Kaito secretly planning how to use work as a means to scout and later flee the palace. That I would understand. But, here, he seems just to loathe having nothing to do. ^^;
Reading more about those 3-part artworks, it seems itâs not uncommon that they depict Paradise to the left and Hell to the right, while the central panel is the main subject of sorts. But, yeah, it seems like the main theme remains âfall from paradiseâ. Now this tripico seems to be especially discussed due to the central panelâs sexual and evocative content.
I wonât repeat the wikipedia article, but rather, Iâll give my own personal view, as someone that did historical research for a time, be it relevant or not - you decide and reject of course! ^^
But yeah, tripicos are âusuallyâ - from what I know, something to read from left to rightâŚso the outside shows the world as God made it before humans. Then weâre shown how paradise was lost and the results in the middle panel. Not the usual idea of things just turning into hardship, but rather into sexual relief and pleasure, debauchery! Then thereâs the right panel of hell - again a common composition of these tripicos. (it was the same in the tripico I posted pics of, as you might have realized. same Netherlandan artist as well)
Got a little busy again, but I was able to finish this volume. Itâs been a bit though so just some quick thoughts on the last chapter.
Chapter 9
Back to Kaitoâs perspective. In his room in the monastery, he contemplates his current relationship with Vicente. Part of him feels like itâs a betrayal to Geoffrey to get too close to him, and another part of him knows that there isnât anyone else at the moment he can rely on. Further complicating this is the fact that according to the history he knows Vicente has a high chance of dying in the coming war and he doesnât want to put himself through growing attached to someone he knows is likely to die. Then, his questioning with the Spanish king continues, and while the king is trying to size him up Kaito is doing the same, but heâs having difficulty getting a read on him. Just when things seem to be going pretty smoothly so far, a message comes in. Kaito is being suspected as a heretic and is once again faced with a trial, this time with even worse stakes since heâs dealing with the notorious Spanish inquisition. Ending off with quite the cliffhanger
With that ending Iâm itching to finally be able to get onto the next volume. Overall felt like a good start to the new arc, it was interesting getting to see the Spanish Court and meet a lot of new characters. Although with that came some more difficult chunks of historical exposition that made reading some parts a little more difficult for me.
Ooh thats really exciting to hear! If this continues seems like Iâll be able to catch up to you guys in no time, might not get much other stuff done though
He hates him, but heâs also reliant on him - and so, thereâs some self-loathing going on here. :c Poor Kaito.
