#ons chapter 71

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I love this scene, I've said it a million times and I will say it a million times more, it SCREAMS so much about their personalities.

Both could have died here. But Zoro trusted Nami enough to know she would save him and Nami hoped Arlong would be arrogant enough to ignore the meaning behind her actions.

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Spy X Family predictions about future events post-ch. 71

(*MANGA SPOILER ALERT UP TO CH. 71*)

The consequences of Anya's Predictions on the Hijacked Bus

Most of the only actual predictions I have about Spy X Family ch 72 and beyond are rooted in the fact that Anya told Damian that she heard the bad guys say the bombs were fake (and Becky heard) but neither of them really seemed to believe her. There's a theory that Damian's bomb is an actual bomb and Anya's is fake. Truthfully, I doubt that; I think both are fake. But maybe. Idk.

either way, it's going to come out that she was (at least half) right, and I think that's going to be important in the future. Whether or not Anya earns a Stella for helping to get the word out about where the terrorists were taking the hijacked bus, at least Damian and Becky are going to gain more faith in her instincts (if only in serious situations). And Damian will probably start to get a little more suspicious of her, especially considering the interaction they had just a couple chapters before the bus hijacking.

The thing about Damian is that he's not stupid, and he's mature for his age--but he is just ~6. We all laugh about how he makes wild guesses in regards to Anya's ridiculousness which turn out to be right. Hell, he's the only person (other than Anya) who's even started to guess one of her parents is an assassin. But I actually don't think it's all that strange that he's the only character to make those guesses. He's a rational and smart kid, but he is a kid. One who's just as likely to believe in mind-reading and/or think some of the adults around him are spies and assassins as any other kid. The Forgers' truths are ridiculous, and he's at an age where the ridiculous seems believable. Add to that the fact that he's observant--especially of Anya--and yeah, I think if one person's likely to clock her and/or her family for what they are, it's him. Especially with the way Endo's been building up to it. After all, Damian hasn't just guessed that Anya can read minds & that she was raised by an assassin, amusingly accurate as those seemingly outlandish guesses are; in the above interaction, he also accurately guessed that she and her family have honed in on him because of his name. (I know: ouch.)

Damian's not the type of kid who's going to forget her saying, "that's not true! my family's serious about this!" in response to that accusation. He's also not going to overlook the fact that Anya was astonishingly correct about the bombs being fake. Becky will probably remember in a "good faith" sort of way, but for Damian, that memory will snag. Especially if the head terrorist says something to the effect of "I never said the bombs were fake!" or something. I think the fact that Anya made such significantly correct guesses in this situation are going to have an impact on Damian's and possibly her other classmates' perception of her. One way or another, that will influence events from here on out.

Next prediction: Yuri

I do foresee Yuri playing a big role in the next few chapters, in one way or another. I think he'll have a "do I...care about Chihuahua girl?" And that it will seem like a pretty small moment which is actually pretty big. In fact, I think the "do I care about Chihuahua girl?" moment we've already had was more meaningful than a lot of other fans seem to think it was. For starters:

This was interesting. More interesting than a lot of us recognized at first, maybe. How did Yuri know that Anya's bus had been hijacked? Based on his avoidance of the question (paired with his nervousness), it's obvious he's (probably) cut some corners to be made aware of any news regarding the Forger family, including Eden College. At best, this is a favor from a colleague/group of colleagues. At worst, this is an abuse of power. I think it's very within character for him to have done either, because he's quite clearly shown he will do anything to protect his sister.

But approaching his Captain and blurting out that he's aware of the fact that Anya's bus had been hijacked, which he's obviously not supposed to know? Especially when he only thought of how something happening to Anya might affect Yor after he outed himself like that? And thoughtlessly referring to her as "Chihuahua girl" a very personal nickname to his boss?? In a military setting??? idk, maybe I'm looking into it too deeply. After all, with spy x family, you have to be intuitive about the lens strength you apply to your analysis in any given scene or chapter. But I think Endo is being careful enough with the development of this particular character at this particular point, that I'm willing to go out on a limb and say I don't think I'm looking too deeply. Especially when this is considered:

I doubt I'm the only person who did a little gasp, reading these panels. Especially the one on the bottom right. Mostly because it's--for lack of a better descriptor--fucked up. It...definitely shows us something about Yuri, about what he bears witness to as a member of the secret police. In a lot of ways, he's the most fucked character so far. But there's more to it than that.

Despite the lack of detail, it's obvious this is a body identification. One which didn't involve Loid, which is a pretty clear indicator of Yuri's continued refusal to accept or even acknowledge his sister's husband as one of “his own.” I chalked that up to his character (80%) the creepy anime incest trope (10%) and fairly-founded suspicion about Loid (10%).

But that's not really what held my attention, here--especially about that panel. The longer I looked at it, the more apparent it was that Yor is only part of the main focus of Yuri's dreaded scenario, there. The entire scene is blurred, especially the background--to the point you can't see anything. But you can see Anya. In fact, she's right in the foreground of the panel and takes up about as much space in-frame as Yor. She's less blurred than Yor, and you can see more of her face than you can Yor's.

This might sound like me hyper-analyzing, but remember that

1. Endo is a stickler for details, even if he manages to cloak that fact about himself in the ridiculous, the silly spy tropes, the extravagant premise. LAnd,

2. This isn't typical for Yuri. In most of Yuri’s memories, in most moments he and his sister share...she’s all he sees--well, him and her. But in any case, up until now, it’s been the two of them. First and foremost. “When it comes to his sister, the man’s logic flies completely out the window.”

Yet Yor wasn’t the only--or even the first--person he thought of, when this emergency happened. A lot of other fans seem to think this is a “three steps forward, two steps back” kind of situation, but I actually think it was a bigger moment for Yuri than even he realizes. Unbeknownst to him, he’s beginning to fold Anya into his protective circle. The vow he made to protect his sister and make her happy is starting to extend to his niece, as well. Even if he’s still nowhere near willing to do the same for Loid--even subconsciously.

Anyways, I probably should’ve made this two posts, but I...didn’t feel like it lol. watch when I’m wrong about all of this.

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a father from a diasporic culture, a bastard with indigenous roots fucking up the empire, and a kick ass jedi from a villainized race with a lot to prove. like. this is the dream team. do you even understand.

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I don't know how to feel about it.

Arlong saying how Nami forgot her own mother's death for money and she being incapable of doing anything.

Nami crying because she didn't want to leave the crew and now having to pretend she doesn't care for them... Zoro seeing right through it and forcing her to show she cares....

I like Usopp talking with Nami's sister. He will be screaming and she will be so serious

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ON GHOSTS AND DEMONS: Wei Wuxian's "demonic" cultivation?

There are a few big misconceptions I have repeatedly seen in English-speaking fandom about things that are fundamental to the story of MDZS. One of them is this—

Wei Wuxian is not a demonic cultivator.

To prove this, let's take a deep dive into the original Chinese text of MDZS.

(Adapted from my original gdoc posted on Twitter on May 27, 2022. All translations my own unless otherwise stated.)

Demon vs. ghost

Let's start from the very basics. In addition to orthodox cultivation using spiritual energy and a golden core, there are two other forms of cultivation that are mentioned in the novel:

魔道 (mó dào), or “demon cultivation/path.”

鬼道 (guǐ dào), or “ghost cultivation/path.”

To be clear, 魔 mo "demons" and 鬼 gui "ghosts" (and thus their respective cultivation/paths) are not interchangeable because of the in-universe worldbuilding within MDZS. Using the characters in the term 妖魔鬼怪 "monsters," MXTX created four distinct categories of beings, each of which has a strict definition in the novel. From chapter 4 (jjwxc ch 13):

妖者非人之活物所化; 魔者生人所化; 鬼者死者所化; 怪者非人之死物所化。 Yāo (妖) are transformed from non-human living beings; mó (魔) are transformed from living people; guǐ (鬼) are transformed from the deceased; guài (怪) are transformed from non-human dead beings.

And of course, WWX hoards all the ghost-type pokemon monsters at the Phoenix Mountain tournament, and he only exerts control over corpses, spirits, and the like (aka people who have already died). (As opposed to Xue Yang, who appears to have been actively trying to make 魔 "demons" out of living people with those "living corpses" of his, perhaps.) (And, ironically, in order to avoid showing necromancy / zombies on screen, CQL technically does show WWX practicing demon cultivation because everyone is "supposedly alive" even when they're corpses? Which is, funnily enough, far worse morally in the MDZS universe, lol.)

So, intuitively at least, we know that WWX must be practicing ghost cultivation—now let's look at some concrete examples from the book.

Running the numbers

1) 魔道 (mó dào) means “demon cultivation.” As such, it must use living humans.

魔道 appears one (1) time in the novel.

Yes, once. The only time it appears is in the term 魔道祖师 modao zushi, or the namesake of the novel, in chapter 2. This is a title the general public has given him through rumors:

魏无羡好歹也被人叫了这么多年无上邪尊啦、魔道祖师啦之类的称号，这种一看就知道不是什么好东西的阵法，他自然了如指掌。 Wei Wuxian wasn’t called titles like “The Evil Overlord,” “The Founder of Demon Cultivation,” and so on over the years by others for nothing—he knew these sorts of obviously shady formations like the back of his hand.

2) 鬼道 (guǐ dào) means “ghost cultivation.” As such, it must use dead humans. 

鬼道 appears 12 times in the novel.

Here is the first instance that 鬼道 appears, which I believe is the first time Wei Wuxian's method of cultivation is properly introduced. From chapter 3 (jjwxc ch 8):

蓝忘机 […] 对魏无羡修鬼道一事极不认可。 Lan Wangji […] had never approved of the fact that Wei Wuxian practiced ghost cultivation.

Here's another quote from chapter 15 (jjwxc ch 71) for funsies:

蓝忘机看着他，似乎一眼就看出他只是随口敷衍，吸了一口气，道：“魏婴。” Lan Wangji looked at him as if he saw through his half-hearted bluff. He took in a breath, then said, “Wei Ying.” 他执拗地道：“鬼道损身，损心性。” He stubbornly continued, “Ghost cultivation harms one’s body, and harms one’s nature.”

3) 邪魔歪道 (xiemowaidao) means heretical path/immoral methods/evil practices/underhanded means/etc—e.g., lying, cheating, stealing, bribery, and so on.

It appears ~24 times in the novel.

I mention this last term because it is often used to refer to Wei Wuxian's cultivation, but as a pejorative. Every instance of 邪魔歪道 is said by or to quote someone looking down upon Wei Wuxian’s cultivation (Jin Zixun, Jin Ling, etc.) and referring to it derogatorily, whereas every instance of 鬼道 guidao/ghost dao is said by someone discussing it neutrally and/or factually (Lan Jingyi, Lan Wangji, Wei Wuxian himself, random cultivators at discussion conferences, the narration, etc.). Here is a pertinent example with Jin Ling (derogatory) and Lan Jingyi (neutral) in chapter 9 (jjwxc ch 43):

金凌怒道：“是在谈论薛洋，我说的不对吗？薛洋干了什么？他是个禽兽不如的人渣，魏婴比他更让人恶心！什么叫‘不能一概而论’？这种邪魔歪道留在世上就是祸害，就是该统统都杀光，死光，灭绝！” “We are discussing Xue Yang,” Jin Ling said angrily. “Am I wrong? What did Xue Yang do? He’s scum that’s lower than a beast, and Wei Ying is even more disgusting than him! What do you mean ‘don’t make sweeping generalizations?’ As long as those practicing this kind of demoniac, heretical path are alive, they’ll continue to bring disaster. We should slaughter all of them, kill all of them, annihilate them once and for all!” 温宁动了动，魏无羡摆手示意他静止。只听蓝景仪也加入了，嚷道：“你发这么大火干什么？思追又没说魏无羡不该杀，他只是说修鬼道的也不一定全都是薛洋这种人，你有必要乱摔东西吗？那个我还没吃呢……” Wen Ning shuffled around. Wei Wuxian gestured at him to stay still, only to hear Lan Jingyi also cut in loudly, “Why are you getting so riled up? It’s not like Sizhui said Wei Wuxian shouldn’t have been killed. All he said was that people who practice ghost cultivation aren’t necessarily all like Xue Yang. Do you have to go around breaking things? I didn’t even get to eat any of that yet…”

Tl;dr—Wei Wuxian does not 修魔道 practice demon cultivation. When Wei Wuxian’s craft is discussed in a neutral and factual manner, it is referred to as 鬼道 ghost dao. 

In fact, Wei Wuxian’s imitators are also referred to explicitly as 鬼道修士 ghost cultivators.

魏无羡早就听说过，这些年来江澄到处抓疑似夺舍重生的鬼道修士，把这些人通通押回莲花坞严刑拷打。 Wei Wuxian had heard a while back that over the past few years, Jiang Cheng had gone around snatching any ghost cultivator suspected of being possessed or reborn, detaining them in Lotus Pier to interrogate them using torture.

So why the confusion?

Of course, there is the matter of the novel's title, which I will get into in a second. But the real issue is a matter of translation.

The idea that WWX uses "demonic cultivation" is a misconception in English-speaking fandom due to issues with the translation of terminology. Of note, EXR actually did translate 鬼道 guidao as "ghostly path" most of the time, though there were at least 3 instances of "demonic" and 1 instance of "dark," especially regarding the first few.

However, this misconception was perpetuated (and arguably worsened) by 7S's official translation, which not only mistranslated additional terms as "demonic cultivation/path" (at least in book 1), but also consistently mistranslated every instance of 鬼道 as "demonic cultivation/path."

So why is this book called 魔道祖师, commonly translated as "Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation?"

One possibility is one posed in Chinese-language meta online, which often cites that WWX himself is a sort of 魔 demon. While this may be true—after all, he can hear the voices of the dead—it doesn't quite explain the fact that the title sets him up to be the 祖师 or "founder."

My take is that this novel is very much concerned with hearsay vs. truth. This is one of the many monikers WWX is given by the public, who collectively view him as evil. (Also of note is that the non-cultivator public is not aware of all the nuances that cultivators learn re: distinctions between the 妖魔鬼怪 monsters.) In the quote from earlier, note that the first title we're given is actually 无上邪尊 “The Evil Overlord,” then 魔道祖师 "The Founder of Demon Cultivation." Like, what can that be other than MXTX telling us, "please take both of these with a HUGE grain of salt, lol."

(And not only the title, but the very first line—"魏无羡死了。" / "Wei Wuxian is dead."—is a lie.)

I think the title is genius, honestly. It intentionally makes readers come into the novel with preconceived notions that Wei Wuxian practices 魔道 demon cultivation and evil techniques—just like the public in the novel. What better way to tell a story warning about the dangers of how easy it is to fall for misinformation and jump to incorrect conclusions?

(Though, in our case, perhaps it worked a little too well.)

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CONAN DIES WHEN RAN CRIES

i'll let shinichi explain:

chapter 71

when i first read this chapter, i thought that shinichi was sweet talking ran to avoid her wrath, but rereading the manga made me realize how misguided i was

"it hurts me when you cry" is shinichi admitting something deeply personal, it's him explaining why ran's tears always get a reaction out of him, regardless of the circumstances, regardless of the body he's in

chapter 9

ran: is struggling with shinichi's absence

shinichi: starts calling her on the phone as himself

chapter 48

ran: is emotionally overwhelmed after the karaoke bar case, thinking that shinichi is back and avoiding her, waits for him in the cold for three hours

shinichi: comes up with the idea of talking to her as himself by turning off the lights

i love this moment so much, cause he's using both ran's love language (physical touch) and his own (words of affirmation) to ground and reassure her and it works

chapter 95

shinichi: tells ran to stop crying and ignores heiji in the middle of a case to ask her to wait for him

chapter 143

shinichi: checks on ran after using her for his deduction, drops honorifics when he realizes what he's done and defeatedly endures her tears

also shinichi: never involves her in a case to this extent ever again, even 1000 chapters later

chapter 260

shinichi: involuntary flakes on ran during their date and has to face her as conan

also shinichi: forgets he's conan for a sec as he drops the most epic lines in the manga

chapter 334

ran: is heartbroken cause it's valentine's day and shinichi's still gone

shinichi:

puts the jacket on her when she falls alseep,

reaches out to her as himself

and eats her chocolate

just to get her to smile again.

chapter 479-483

ran: supsects conan's real identity again and feels like he's completely out of reach even though he's so close

also ran: stops suspecting him but still expresses feelings of emotional distance to shinichi

shinichi: gets a second phone just for ran

and carries it with him wherever he goes.

chapter 727 (white day)

ran: starts crying because she thinks shinichi didn't get her anything for white day

shinichi: goes out of his way to draw attention to his gift so she stops crying

(LMFAO, he's so extra)

chapter 743-752

ran: feels like her feelings for shinichi are one-sided, is absolutely devasted, runs off crying

shinichi: drops his current case, runs after her

and confesses his love for her, so she never doubts his feelings for her again.

chapter 884

ran: is frustrated by all the misfortune shinichi brings

shinichi:

in conclusion, shinichi only has two weaknesses: aptx 4869 and ran's tears. and the funniest part is that aptx didn't even kill him like it was supposed to. ran's tears on the other hand? i believe they possess great power. enough power to kill shinichi?

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