Thoughts on JJK chapter 270 (spoilers)
Before I write my thoughts down, I have to confess that they've been tainted by a post I read I after reading the chapter. I decided to write the first part of my review as I had initially wanted to but the second part will discuss the things I read afterwards.
We start the chapter with a beautiful scene of a grave belonging to Tsumiki but my first thought was... what about Tsumiki's soul that had prevented Megumi from killing a girl?
If this is what Tsumiki's end and Megumi's final reaction to that would be, why did Gege bother including her soul as an active character into the story?
I also tried to find the raws to see what exactly was written on her grave. Only her surname? And was it also in English?
After that we get to Tengen and what happened to her and it was exactly here where my thoughts of this chapter went a big 🤨😵🧐🤬🤪
So Yuji just punched her out? And nothing more happened to her? The Culling Games are over? How did that happen? And through which remains would she stay stable? There was nothing left of Sukuna, at least nothing that had gone through Kenjaku's ritual. The only place she would be stable would still be inside Megumi. Her barriers are magically stable as well.
What a... neat ending to all those plot threads...
Then we come to Maki finding her past helpers and telling them that all the reincarnated sorcerers would be separated from their hosts by Yuji soon and...
That's against established canon. We already had the discussion that the souls of the host's can't be saved because they've been pushed down to complete darkness. Choso couldn't feel the soul of his host anymore and that was how the narrative absolved him from any wrongdoing because now he didn't have to give his body back for ethical reasons and he hadn't made an unethical deal to be reincarnated either.
Only Megumi was said to have a chance of being saved and no one else.
So now I'm here and scretching my head thinking... was Gege so desperate or time constipated to end the manga that he threw that point out? Or is sth else going on here...
We get Takaba back and he has a suspicious looking partner now, with whom he can do more comedy.
Now I don't think that's the real Kenjaku there. It's more likely that Takaba simply imposed that hairstyle on his new partner because he's missing his short time best friend.
For an actual Kenjaku comeback, he wouldn't have Geto's body anymore. Imo, Kenjaku did have spare bodies lying around he could've fled to at the last second though.
We get more loose ends being tied up and for Higuruma it's clemency. This is another point in the "everything turns out perfectly good for the good guys" part we have been bombarded with in this chapter.
I'm like, Gege, isn't this too much? Wasn't JJK darker than this? Even Shoko gave up her smokes. The military plot is just "we'll deal with them" and there's no mention of JJ societal instability with the clans falling apart.
Either he really wanted to wrap every loose end up... or
Gege forgets Megumi's scar on a pretty big panel and we get an anime love complication with one chapter remaining. It was funny though.
Then we come to the end where we're set up to believe that life of the first year trio will go on as it should've been without those major Shibuya/Shinjuku complications.
Just going on missions and living life like that.
Now, one could accept that kind of ending (why isn't that in chapter 271 though?) But it comes off as so... lackluster and mended with fire after big chunks of the plot were cut off.
After I had finished the chapter, I was the most disappointed at everything that had to do with Tengen and the CG. So Gege sets up that the sorcerer life will continue afterwards. Even without wanting a Part 2, just ending the CG and Tengen's story like that is... unnecessarily boring and wasted space for nearly everything that came before that.
But then I read @thepersonperson post on how the last 3 chapters of JJK could possibly have been an induced dream sequence this whole time.
Induced by Yuji through his ability of creating fake memories right before defeat/death. His own DE is an application of this and Sukuna's strangely similar ability of talking with freshly deceased people in a dreamscape.
When Yuji had first expanded his domain, I went on such a ramble at the time about these strange abilities of them both. What I said back then was that Yuji wasnt an active/aware participant of them but by now he had acquired Sukuna's CT and again a DE.
This could mean that his induced dream sequences could've evolved enough that he became aware of them instead of only pushing them into someone else. In other words:
Yuji is dreaming of his best happy ending.
And here truly experiences that but he can't tell until now that it's a dream. He might very well be lying on the ground now about to die.
The post I linked adds more details to this theory like inconsistent character placements and "mistakes" like Megumi's scar suddenly missing, which would be commonplace in a dream.
That last picture up there with the guy who's supposed to be cursed but it was actually his girlfriend who had her perception of reality altered as well as the name of this chapter, would be the final hints about the last few chapters having been another glitch in perception.
Now only one week is left then we'll get our final answers to JJK. If this dream theory is true, then Gege will establish himself as the biggest troll, either with a JJK 2 or with a tragic ending.
(And if this really comes true, then I don't think I'll manage to escape the spoilers)
But whatever might come and even though I'm meh about the end (as it's presented to us right now) I still love JJK and immensely enjoyed reading, watching and engaging with it 😄
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austin with an ‘o’ pt. 2
Auston Matthews x reader
part 1 here!
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austonmatthews what’s the first?
ynmatthews the birth of our sons .. ?
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marner_93 you finally met him
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user1 I wouldn’t put up with this if I were Auston
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williamnylander & you left Auston with the twins!?
ynmatthews our roles were reversed
jackhughes was he low key flirting
ynmatthews him? no. me? …
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jamie.drysdale I didn’t know you could skate
ynmatthews I learned for Sidney
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trevorzegras was he impressed with your skills?
ynmatthews doubtful, but I did make him laugh. a lot.
trevorzegras did he know you are not available?
ynmatthews unfortunately 😔
austonmatthews thanks babe
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mapleleafs half of a team 👀
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_quinnhughes congrats you guys!
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ynmatthews and what’ll you do when I’m skating with Sidney and you’re alone?
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williamnylander Taylor w/ a ‘u’?
ynmatthews blame Austin w/ an ‘o’
austonmatthews I didn’t spell my names, blame my mother
user1 is it even Auston’s?
ynmatthews not sure! should I get a paternity test?
user2 I live for yn responding to haters
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marner_93 finally needed a kid named after him eh
ynmatthews he wouldn’t stop whining
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ynmatthews oh yeah? are you saying I’m wrong?
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ynmatthews beautiful like her auntie Bre :)
_quinnhughes she’s perfect you guys
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ynmatthews thank you Mikey!!
jamie.drysdale I’M COMING OVER IMMEDIATELY
ynmatthews WHY ARE YOU SCREAMING
jamie.drysdale BECAUSE I ALREADY LOVE HER
trevorzegras okay that was really cute
austonmatthews she’s actually crying now
ynmatthews I am 😭 Jamie is so perfect
user3 facts
nhl now you have half of a team!
williamnylander im really rooting for 6
ynmatthews I think 4 is the max
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ynmatthews 10 is a lot bud
jackhughes I think I’ll call her Rowdy
ynhughes Rowdy?
jackhughes after me ofc
ynhughes not following
_quinnhughes his middle name is Rowden. occasionally he’s called Rowdy.
ynhughes okay I really love that tho
austonmatthews she’s really perfect. I love you mama
ynmatthews I love you more my love🤍
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marner_93 my Tay❤️
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user1 yn and Auston make the cutest kids
mapleleafs our favorite jr. leaf!
jackhughes who allowed her to grow up so fast?
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ynmatthews yep. wait til you become a parent and it’ll go even faster
jamie.drysdale she’s adorable. heartbreaker for sure
austonmatthews better be that way
trevorzegras what a cute outfit I wonder who bought that
user2 Trevor picking out cute clothes for children??
ynmatthews he’s quite good at it! half of the time he shops for me 😂
alexandriajmatthews that hair 😍
ynmatthews right!? I’m so jealous
_eliaspettersson little salty she hasn’t met uncle Eli but whatever
ynmatthews 🫣 my bad
_eliaspettersson it’s okay, I’ll let Mitch have the favorite uncle title for a little while longer
marner_93 good luck bud
_eliaspettersson oh I’ll fight for Taylour’s love on or off the ice
jamie.drysdale not what I meant when I said she’ll be a heartbreaker
user3 someone give Mitch his own baby please
williamnylander the kid who’s named after him doesn’t like him the most?
ynmatthews no actually. Hudson’s favorite is for some reason Jack
jackhughes that was mean
ynmatthews sorry jacky poo
jackhughes that was extra mean
_quinnhughes I’m coming over soon
ynmatthews our door is always open for you Quinn :)
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marner_93 but you’re a family of 5 rn
austonmatthews yeah …
marner_93 YOU’RE ADDING 2 BABIES!?
_quinnhughes AGAIN!?
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williamnylander almost at a full team! 1 more!
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jamie.drysdale who will these ones be named after?
ynmatthews Sidney Crosby
austonmatthews no fucking way. uh uh
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austonmatthews don’t use that emoji on me you know it makes me fold
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austonmatthews 😐 yeah. yeah I will
trevorzegras can I make a sperm joke?
tterry19 Trevor are you 12!?
jackhughes damn can’t Auston keep it in his pants?
ynmatthews literally no
austonmatthews babe wtf! there’s children here!
ynmatthews where?
austonmatthews Jamie 🤫
ynmatthews wow you really love him
austonmatthews cannot confirm nor deny
breyana_matthews IM BECOMING AN AUNT AGAIN OMG
jackhughes what happened to the 4 kid limit??
trevorzegras Auston’s sperm
ynmatthews Jesus Christ
nhl can’t wait for the new additions!
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ynmatthews and just like that girls have taken the lead! Sidney Elise & Grace Jamie Matthews. Our hearts are so full ❤️
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jamie.drysdale are you kidding me right now?
ynmatthews we love you so much jamie! It only felt right ❤️
austonmatthews it was an easy decision kid
jamie.drysdale 🥹
trevorzegras more girls! can’t wait to meet them! congrats guys
ynmatthews love you Trev!
user1 I still think this relationship is doomed
kerfy14 they literally have 5 kids
williamnylander congratulations! but you gotta have another one still
ynmatthews oh will
nhl the Matthews clan keeps growing! congratulations!
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_quinnhughes should we talk about the name …
austonmatthews I caved, I know
ynmatthews Quinn, tell me it’s not perfect
_quinnhughes I can’t because it really is
austonmatthews there’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just the fact that you’re in love with him
ynmatthews babe, I took YOUR last name and had 5 of YOUR children
austonmatthews I don’t care I’m still gonna pout
mapleleafs welcome to the family Sidney and Grace!
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user2 they’re the best family
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trevorzegras barf but cute barf
jarnkrokofficial congrats yn & AM!
ynmatthews love you Calle! our kids will have to have a playdate soon!
jarkrokofficial drop them off when you need some alone time! they’re always welcome :)
austonmatthews thanks man!
elblue6 2 more gorgeous (kinda) grandbabies!! bring them all to the lake this summer 🤍
ynmatthews we do anything for you Ellen!
_quinnhughes somehow yn is the favorite Hughes
elblue6 damn right
lhughes_06 they’re gonna need some devils merch!
jackhughes they all already have my jerseys 🤪
lhughes_06 all five!?
ynmatthews I’m sorry moose, but yes, it’s true
lhughes_06 damn I’m behind. I’ll make up for it don’t worry
breyana_matthews Alex and I gotta get to work 😂 love you yn! thanks for giving me two beautiful new nieces
ynmatthews Bre 🥹 I love you! thanks for accepting me into your amazing family 🫶🏻
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austonmatthews life lately: one, yes, we seriously ran into Sid at the store and had a Sidney squared moment (yes, Grace was in a separate cart) two, Taylour absolutely adores her older brothers, and three, I have the hottest baby mama (who, by the way, is pregnant again 😳 my bad).
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williamnylander THE FULL TEAM
ynmatthews I did this for you
williamnylander no the hell you didn’t, this was an accident
ynmatthews 😳
mapleleafs the future of the NHL 🫡
nhl how many times have we said it!? congrats Matthews’!
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marner_93 another MM! congrats!
austonmatthews alright, 6 is a great amount
ynmatthews the perfect amount
elblue06 congratulations my yn ❤️
ynmatthews love you always mama E!!
_quinnhughes another one!? these babies have the best mom & dad. congrats yn 🤍
ynmatthews you’ve always been there for me Quinn, and for that I can’t thank you enough. love you!
user1 too many kids
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ynmatthews trust me we were just as shocked 😂
breyana_matthews you are so strong yn! congrats you two!
_eliaspettersson last call?
ynmatthews for babies? yes 😂
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JWQS chapters memorable/ major scenes
(Presenting my speculative Timeline + key chapters in JWQS)
Ch 23 (Marriage) (Jingjia 8th Year)
Ch 31 (Qi Yan first targets Chuntao, the soup incident)
Ch 47 (Qi Yan's eyes have brightness for the first time since her kingdom was invaded 10 years ago)
Ch 70 (Jingnu 15) first kiss (scary)
Ch 96 -97 (Jingnu 15) proper memorable kiss after Jingnu's birthday (Jingjia 9th year 10th Month)
(Jingnu's birthday is in the month of October)
Ch 108 (Jingnu 16)(Experiences her 1st period)
Ch 111 (Qi Yan is scary) (Jingjia 10th Year 10th Month)
Ch 121 (Jingnu 17) (first break point)
Ch 132 (Jingnu sends Qi Yan away while making her the Viceroy of Jin Province) Jingjia 11th year
Ch 133 (3 years have passed)
Ch 136 (Jingnu 20)(Meeting after 3 years separation) (Jingjia 14th year)
Ch 139 (Qi Yan became the Minister of Personal)
Ch 140 (family time)
Ch 141 (Qi Yan age 24)
Ch 144 -145 (trying to repair the first break point)
Ch 147 (Qi Yan gets a mental shock) ("My sister is having a night of passion with the daughter of the enemy?!")(Jingjia 14th year 11th Month )(Qi Yan burns her own estate)
Ch 151-152 (Jingjia 15th year 3rd Month) (Qi Yan recovers from the Fuma estate Fire incident) (The Capital exam begins with Qi Yan as the main examiner)
Ch 157 (Nangong Rang asks Qi Yan about her opinion of a Female emperor)
Ch 158 ( Act as you see fit)
Ch 159 (Qi Yan feelings are growing)
Ch 170 (Qi Yan age 25) (Liu An matters solved)
Ch 171 (OMG Qi Yan fell in an incurable love with the daughter of her enemy)
Ch 174 (Palace exam begins.. Nangong Rang hosted it ) (Jingjia 15th year 5th Month)
Ch 176 (Qi Yan sets off to the north of Luo)
Ch 181 (Wolves scene)
Ch 183 (Qi Yan meets Bayin after many years) (Jingjia 15th year)
Apparently Jinwushu was brought to the grass plains at the age of 4, after that Bayin started acting as his guardian
Ch 186 (The pride of Qiyan Agula returns)
Ch 193 (Qi Yan and Jingnu reunion after a good amount of separation)
Ch 212 (Intimate scenes (last for Qi Yan as male)) (Just be reckless this once)
Ch 218 (Nangong Rang dies )(Jingjia 16th year 2nd Month) ( Qi Yan is 27)
Ch 228 (Jingnu ascends the throne at the age of 23)
Ch 229 (Jingjia 16th year 5th Month , Reign changes to Chengji)
Ch 242 (Truth gets revealed)
Ch 243 (Qi Yan confesses her identity)
Ch 244 (Jingnu faints from the shocking new lmao)
Ch 247 (Jingnu 's first gradual acceptance..of Qi Yan being a women)
Ch 258 (Divorce comes…"Qi Yan…don't cry…")
Ch 259 (Prison arc torture. Qi Yan - Age-28)
Ch 263 (Jingnu finds the wooden sculpt pigs)
Ch 268 (Qi Yan leaves …Oh dear…)
Ch 270 (No fear when Da-Jie is here!)
Ch 271 (Their first time) (Jingnu -23) (Qi Yan age 27) (7th month)
Ch 277 (Grand enthronement )
Ch 279 (Bathing intimate scene) (Jingnu -25)
Ch 286 (Rebellion of North Luo)
Ch 288 (Qi Yan's mind deterioration first proper symptoms. …oh boy..)
Ch 290 (Qi Yan meets Baishi again)
Ch 293 (Bayin learns the truth….No longer Andas) (Also Qian Tong, all hail our saviour) (Jingnu -26)
Ch 296 (REUNION with a lingering kiss)
Ch 297 (Say..which of us is the wife?)(The fluff is just AHHHHH)
Ch 301 (Qi Yan (age -30) learns of her parent's death…)
Ch 302 (Ding You returns..)
Ch 303 (Qi Yan fake dies)
Ch 305 (darkest chapter of Qi Yan's life )
Jingjia 8th Year
3rd Month
Capital Exam begins
Qi Yan obtained the first position
5th Month
Qi Yan becomes the Flower Seeker
6th Month
Nangong Rang arranges the two marriages
She gets sick again…
Meets Ding You ,the Imperial doctor
12th Month
Marriage of Qi Yan and Jingnu
Jingjia 9th Year
2nd Month
Jingnu wishes for Qi Yan to live to a ripe old age
4th Month
Initiates a scheme of the great Fire of Imperial Mausoluem and the Weiyang palace
Jingjia 10th Year
10th Month
Qi Yan kills the saviour of her younger sister(along side many other innocent folks)
Jingjia 11th Year
Qi Yan is under house arrest
The witchcraft incident occurs
Nangong Shunu meets Qiyan Nomin for the first time
Jingjia 14th Year
Qi Yan becomes the minister of Personal
11th Month
Learns of her sister 's relationship. . ..
Qi Yan burns the Fuma estate
Jingjia 15th Year
In the first two months , Qi Yan was still recovering from the damage from the Great Fire of the Fuma Estate
3rd Month
Qi Yan becomes the main examiner of Capital exam
(She receives the secret decree of "Act as you see fit)
(Liu An incident occurs)
Qi Yan entrusts her sister in Nangong Shunu's hands
5th Month
Palace exams begins
Meanwhile Qi Yan departs to the North of Luo as the Imperial Ambassador
(Jingjia 16th year = Chengji 1st year)
Jingjia 16th Year
1st Month
Qi Yan returns to the capital
Spends an approx of 22 days in prison
Schemes a plan to assassinate the sixth prince
2nd Month
Qi Yan reveals her identity killing Nangong Rang in the process
5th Month
Jingnu officially acsends the throne
Chengji 1st Year
7th Month(3rd month since Jingnu's enthronement)
Qi Yan aids Jingnu with the Sifang bank revenue
9th Month
Qi Yan tells Xiao Die to confess about her identity
10th Month
Qi Yan goes against the masked person's orders
Her identity gets exposed
Chengji 2nd year
2nd Month
Qi Yan's malicious crimes get exposed
Jingnu divorces her
4th Month
Qi Yan returns to the palace
Gets thrown into jail for treason
5th Month
Qi Yan officially becomes Qiyan Agula
She is sent back to the north of Luo
7th Month
Agula becomes "missing"
Qi Yan returns to the palace
They have their first time
Chengji 3rd year
3rd month
Jingnu 's grand enthronement
9th month
Masked person schemes activated
(Qi Yan lived in the restricted part of the palace for over a year)
Chengji 4th Year
4th Month
Qi Yan resumes the position of Imperial Husband
5th Month
Qi Yan learns of her parents' death
10th Month
Qi Yan's memories start to relapse
The reason why (I think) Qi Yan starts to be amnesiac
1) Her mental health was already degrading which had am impact on her critical thought process
2) The red pill which Ding You gives her to remove the poison (the water disease + her womanly features) but it had a side effect which gave her a state of amnesia
Chengji 5th year
2nd Month
They meet each other for last time before Qi Yan's death
She paints a portrait of Jingnu (age -27)
3rd Month
Qi Yan takes the death faking drugs
Chengji 6th year
Jingnu crowns Shangyuan Fu as the Crown Prince
Ding You successfully treats water disease
Qi Yan however has no past memories of past..
Chengji 7th year
Jingnu takes care of Qi Yan's business
Goes and digs Qi Yan 's grave too
To find its empty
Chengji 8th year
Jingnu started to travel in disguise(in search for Qi Yan in this vast world)
Meanwhile Ding You suggests Qi Yan to go teach in a private school
Chengji 10th year
Jingnu (Age -32) retires from the throne
1 year later of retirement
They meet again with Qi Yan meeting her for the "first" time after Jingnu's 4 years of searching
There is some hope as Qi Yan hugged Jingnu back
Qi Yan (37) Jingnu (33)
My speculation (added with author's info)
Within the next year Jingnu moved here, bought the school where Qi Yan was teaching
Qi Yan moves in Jingnu 's estate
and they get married again!
and this time its a love marriage!
They drink the ceremonial wine which they didn't 20 years ago
Happily Ever After
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