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Monday, May 8 2023 - 10:43 PM
By: Neoriceisgood

I'll make sure you rue this day.

Let's see who will rue it.

36610: Neoriceisgood - Monday, May 8 2023 - 10:44 PM

another chapter drop tomorrow.

36611: Stinger - Monday, May 8 2023 - 10:55 PM

Reminds me of directly after the 2008 financial crisis, every single bank and corpo started pointing fingers at each other, trying to throw off some of the blame of a situation that they themselves were involved in.

Sharks tearing into themselves. This is the end of the executives. Gonna miss the Goldman charm though

36612: Sporf - Monday, May 8 2023 - 11:12 PM

Old man seems confident. Let's see how it plays out for him.

36613: Strannik - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 12:53 AM

Now i wonder, why an esper would need gold attire ? to repel magical attacks that would surprise her despite having the ability to erase them ?

36614: HexaDoken - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 1:17 AM

Evyle's mask can shift expression, if only very slightly. I do wonder how that works?

36615: Strannik - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 1:33 AM

HexaDoken : Noel's glasses do the same, so i guess it's not a special property of the mask or glasses, just a way ofr Neo to convey characters' expressions.

36616: Maiker - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 2:26 AM

@HexaDoken

i believe it's just Evyle slightly nodding her head forward what casts shadow on the mask

36617: HexaDoken - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 4:10 AM

Espers do seem to need conscious effort to erase magic and don't do it automatically, so gold armour would help against attacks that they can't erase in time for whatever reason.

But Burk has no magic attacks (AS FAR AS WE KNOW) and I think Evyle knows that... I bet the mask has some completely different, non-obvious purpose. Hell, maybe it's not even actually gold.

36619: Eight - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 7:13 AM

Last before current drop: https://neorice.com/hoh_3073
And thank you. Neorice!

36621: anon - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 9:29 AM

Illuani? Do we know that name already and I just forgot?

36622: player_03 - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 9:33 AM

Some clues I noticed:

- "Evyle" is in quotes in the chapter title.
- "Evyle's" missing arm is conveniently covered by a robe.
- "Evyle's" voice sounds strange.
- Evyle knows that Burk doesn't use magic, but the execs are still in the dark about that.
- "Evyle" knows of Illuani, even though Pablo never mentioned him to her (IIRC).
- The letter arranging this meeting wasn't signed the way most of Evyle's letters are.

And last but not least:

- A certain Guy Juliet has detailed notes on Evyle's appearance and mannerisms.

36628: Tom - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 9:50 AM

Nice drop, got a lot out of the way.

I can't believe Evelyn used the "that's a you problem" line xD

36629: HexaDoken - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 9:51 AM

So.

Evyle's contracts do not work on magic users (3079, just now).

Burk signed a contract (2441), to no noticeable effect. Most notably, the contract forbids being close to Evyle (2626) and seems to retaliate by taking your powers, yet she comes right in front of Burk and he seems to be just fine (Chapter 96, p. 2843-2860).

So I guess this is hard proof that Burk is not, in fact, secretly a magic user pretending not to be one.

36630: Zed - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 9:53 AM

Evyle's outfit reminds me of the royal spies.

36631: player_03 - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 12:02 PM

@anon Illuani the Hatter was the Livarian assassin introduced on page 2323, last seen on page 2500.

36632: SFrip - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 12:05 PM

I think it's Pablo actually. The one talking might be Evyle through the mask, but otherwise it'd make sense given what we know.

36633: TheMegax - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 12:10 PM

@player_3
I was sceptical at first but rereading the last few chapters it seems you are correct. Pablo never told Evyle about Illuani, she shouldn't be able to know that.

But it *was* the actual Evyle the one who called for this meeting right? And she was on the way there when she met Burk. So where could she be?

36635: tailiu - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 12:34 PM

@player_03: Good observations. Never would have noticed them myself.

36636: HexaDoken - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 12:56 PM

Evyle did say that Pablo will have no choice but to cooperate with her (2822). So it being a disguised Pablo, manipulated by Evyle somehow or other... that adds up actually.

36637: Strannik - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 1:22 PM

@player_03

interesting hypothesis.

Though Evyle could have learned a lot from Pablo. after all, there was some time off-page between her drawing her sword against Pablo and him winding up in a box.

Anyway, Evyle's asssitant from previous stage seems suprised about contracts. "Wait... the contracts ? but..."

after all, Pablo didnt find any contracts while in Mastermind. those contracts may have another form than sheets of paper.

But in the end, we cant know. because that was Evyle who called for the meeting in public. and in page 2818, she does tell thta she's planning a

36638: Strannik - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 1:22 PM

shes does telle in page 2818 thta she's planning a magnificient disaster !

36639: UnknownID - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 1:56 PM

Thanks for the chapter drop! *-*

36641: tracer - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 5:41 PM

Thanks for the drop!

36642: goodstuff - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 6:23 PM

i'd bet my non existing money that GUY is hidden around there taking notes. unless that is guy disguised as lady evil...
but then i guess the next twist would be that neorice is in fact m. night shalaman.

36643: TaranAlvein - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 7:03 PM

@HexaDoken - No, it's the opposite. The contracts work on the heroes BECAUSE they're magic-users. She's saying that someone like Illuani doesn't use magic, so the contract wouldn't do anything to him.

Your conclusion is most likely correct, however. Either Burk doesn't use any magic at all, or he is somehow able to protect himself from an esper's nullification powers.

36648: Gils - Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 10:01 PM

I like my Rue with lots of Pepper jalapeƱos.

36699: HexaDoken - Wednesday, May 10 2023 - 9:51 AM

@TaranAlvein
Yeah that's what I meant. I managed to typo "non magic user".


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