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Predictable, yet satisfying.
To be honest, we knew what we were getting when we finished last week’s chapter, and in many ways, that’s disappointing. I love a good twist or unexpected situation added to the mix, but on the other hand, we got what we needed to get. So while this chapter isn’t bad, it won’t be remembered hugely either in the grand scheme that is Mashima-senpai.
With Carla dying and frozen in time, Wendy and Chelia have to hurry and decide which one of them will obtain “Third Origin”, so they can defeat Dimaria but lose their magic immediately afterwards. Of course, neither girl hesitates and offers their own bodies to be sacrificed.
Now comes the debate of who should be the one to turn Third Origin, but to me the answer is as obvious as how much better I am than all of you. Of course, they each give their reasons anyway and Dimaria finally decides to charge forward and attack, because all manga villains need to stop letting their enemies have big talks while they just stand there and don’t kill people.
Wendy manages to go forward and Ultear seems to give Wendy a power-up, but it proves useless against Dimaria, which makes Wendy realise she hasn’t gotten Third Origin. Suddenly, Chelia jumps in and is obviously the one with Third Origin. Supposedly, Wendy will be needed later and Chelia has God Slayer Magic so obvious reason is obvious and I obviously need to stop saying obvious… obviously!
What follows is fighting. And honestly, it’s nothing super-impressive. I’m not sure why, but I feel like we’ve seen this a million times before. Wendy cries that they’ll still be friends because she’s not a bigot, Chelia uses that black petals magic again, and Dimaria falls down. Time is restored, young Ultear disappears and old Ultear smiles to the sky.
Opinion: It’s… It’s good.
That’s all I’ll say about it. Was it awful? No. Was it great? No. It was good. And that’s it. Wendy and Chelia are a cute couple, They’re going to be friends. Hell, I bet Chelia will get her magic one day, so this is more a judgement of character and friendship if anything. Or at least, that’s how I’ll see it.
Dimaria is down but I’m not thinking she’s finished with this arc. Her (lesbian) relationship with Brandish has been far too noticeable, and she’s had a bit too much influence and aura since this arc started to just disappear like that. This isn’t the last time we’ll see her.
Ultear…. Fuck knows. She’s still old. That’s all we need to know and I’m happy about that. Honestly, almost makes me wish we didn’t see her young self this time, since the last goodbye from Old Ultear worked a lot better than this one did.
Manga Rating: 3/5
Predictions: Hopefully, we’ll move to see either Erza and Kagura go against the mysterious member of Spriggan 12 we know nothing about, or we’ll instead skip to Gajeel’s gang arriving to help out Blue Tooth. Personally, I vote the former. Get the South done, then the North.
Best Part: Wendy and Chelia will always be sweet together.
Worst Part: I predicted everything. And that’s not just because of my god powers.
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