en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1107544 Comments by twilightshiva http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/07/popularity-poll-in-beans-15/#IDComment88142882 Interesting poll. Yeah why is Ensei so high up there? If anything, I would have thought Jin would have been high up there due to his high number of appearances in the last book. Speaking of which, Jin isn't on that list! As for Seiran and Seiga, my guess is that they must just have pretty large fanbases. Otherwise, I think the other rankings are pretty understandable. Actually, Shuuei is quite low on there... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:44:46 +0000 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/07/popularity-poll-in-beans-15/#IDComment88142882 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/05/book-16-chapter-5/#IDComment77966392 I don't know... this chapter did show some nice sides of Ou Ki but I'm not sure if I like that. It's always easier when there's no grey area but I guess that's what politics is all about, right? Ah well that is a possibility as well. It could go either way I guess. This passage does show that Ryuuki is now aware of his flaws and may change, but I don't think Ou Ki did this simply to help him. I feel like Ou Ki is the kind of guy who would help him and even with his help, show that Ryuuki is not the best person for the job. It's the ultimate 'noble' thing to do. Tue, 1 Jun 2010 01:12:48 +0000 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/05/book-16-chapter-5/#IDComment77966392 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/05/around-37-pages-to-go/#IDComment77841868 Personally, since the light novels are the original version of the story, I'd choose them over the manga. Which is also related to the fact that the novels are far more ahead than the manga (at least the last time I checked). I also like that the novels have lots of interesting and longer conversations that you wouldn't get as much in the manga or even the anime. I'm deeply grateful that you take the time to translate these whole books. Between volume 15 and 16, I think it's a close call. 16 has had some good moments so far (particularly Ou Ki's conversation with Ryuuki and getting Shusui back (yay!)) but I think 15 takes it with some great moments first coming into the Hyou clan (Jin and Shuuei are amusing) and anything with Shouka. Shouka is awesome. Sun, 30 May 2010 22:33:27 +0000 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/05/around-37-pages-to-go/#IDComment77841868 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/05/book-16-chapter-5/#IDComment77840556 As always, thanks for the translation. Wow. That was a deep conversation. So this is what Ryouou said before about making Ryuuki leave on his own? It very well may work. If he wasn't before, Ryuuki's in deep trouble now. Particularly emotionally now. And as interesting as that conversation was, I prefer what's going on in the Hyou clan since it's less depressing and less helpless. They'll probably see Ruka and my bet is that she'll die, or this may involve some sacrifice with Shusui too... hmm... then Riou will take over? That may be too easy. Sun, 30 May 2010 22:16:45 +0000 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/05/book-16-chapter-5/#IDComment77840556 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/05/book-16-chapter-4-part-2/#IDComment76752239 Oh man... Sa Sakujun you crazy evil... It would make sense that it's since he is the lazy kind of person who would just leave at a pause in the battle and isn't stronger than Seiran and therefore not as strong as Shuuei. And we've seen him semi-involved with Hyou clan stuff before in Sa province... but I can't think of what he's plotting. Only that if he's dead, he's currently possessed/being used by some supernatural being so his motives aren't as important as those of his master, which seem to be the demise of the Hyou clan. Still, poor Shuuei. I can't tell if he's better or worse off than Ryuuki in his love life. Either way, it's a very sad situation. And thanks again for the translations. Sun, 23 May 2010 07:03:29 +0000 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/05/book-16-chapter-4-part-2/#IDComment76752239 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/05/book-16-chapter-4-part-1/#IDComment76464780 Thanks again for the fast translations. You are awesome :) Ah so we will find out who the woman with the red umbrella is. I'm not sure if that makes me more anxious to find out or happy that it's at least revealed in this book so the suspense will end. And I feel really bad for Shuuei since whenever Shusui talks about important people to her, he's never mentioned. Oh unrequited love... And I was thinking that anyone who would want Shusui dead would be someone who wants to limit Ruka's options so most likely whoever is trying to silence her but the only person we know/think to be on that person's team is Jin and we know where he is right now... and the 'assassin' will probably have some supernatural abilities (since it's highly unlikely they could make it to the lower level where the Prison is without some supernatural help) so who are our options for culprits? should we know...? Fri, 21 May 2010 04:26:01 +0000 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/05/book-16-chapter-4-part-1/#IDComment76464780 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/05/book-16-chapter-3-part-2/#IDComment76262043 Ah ok. Thank you for the clarification. Wed, 19 May 2010 22:47:12 +0000 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/05/book-16-chapter-3-part-2/#IDComment76262043 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/05/book-16-chapter-3-part-2/#IDComment76093266 Yeah that's what I'm wondering. I was pretty sure Bara-hime would have been in the Prison of Time... I'm still confused. Hehe okay maybe it's not recklessness but I still think his justification for his 'seemingly reckless' actions are not that great. Although love makes fools of us all... Wed, 19 May 2010 00:40:22 +0000 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/05/book-16-chapter-3-part-2/#IDComment76093266 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/05/book-16-chapter-3-part-2/#IDComment75884795 wow thanks for the fast translations! I thought Shuuei at first was quite optimistic but I think maybe it's just his priorities. He doesn't seem to take death that seriously and depends on others to possibly save him so he's actually quite reckless as opposed to optimistic. And Ruka was the last person who was in the Prison of Time? wait... then where was Bara-hime? I'm confused. (And why was Ruka imprisoned? Because of her crazy dad?) And the lady with the red umbrella must be supernatural. Maybe a guardian/creator of the Prison of Time? Mon, 17 May 2010 22:39:00 +0000 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/05/book-16-chapter-3-part-2/#IDComment75884795 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/05/book-16-chapter-3-part-1/#IDComment75761401 "The most lamentable thing was that the idea of Ruka being his mother seemed to be more plausible." Omg poor Riou... And yeah I think it's safe to say Hien is dead since she's not with the Hyou clan or with Ou Ki. How she died though, would be an interesting story. Also, that is one frickin large library. Mon, 17 May 2010 04:19:55 +0000 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/05/book-16-chapter-3-part-1/#IDComment75761401 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/01/saiunkoku-book-15-chapter-6/#IDComment75729774 Wow. Ou Ki finally made a move that was blatantly obvious. Does this mean he believes he's already in the final stages of his plan? But poor Ryuuki. He can't help but see everything crumbling from underneath him. I can't help but feel bad, even if it's kind of his fault. I'm also remembering what Seiga said a while back: "Corrupt guys are third-rate." (paraphrasing) Is that why I hate Ou Ki so much? Since his methods are totally logical and legal as opposed to sending assassins or something? Mon, 17 May 2010 00:46:13 +0000 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/01/saiunkoku-book-15-chapter-6/#IDComment75729774 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/01/saiunkoku-book-15-chapter-4-22/#IDComment75721720 I'm interested in hearing what this choice for extending her life is. No doubt it involves some sacrifice that Ruka easily... sacrificed. Sun, 16 May 2010 23:16:25 +0000 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/01/saiunkoku-book-15-chapter-4-22/#IDComment75721720 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/01/saiunkoku-book-15-chapter-3-2/#IDComment75720556 Well not so much my own theories but what has been previously said. I have so many bits and pieces of 'facts' in my head that it's getting very jumbled up. I'm currently thinking, since Jyuusan-hime said, "perhaps there was someone who miscalculated about Shuurei having been brought to the Hyou clan," this can be taken in many ways. Maybe the mastermind is at odds with the Hyou clan or does not want her dead (since Ruka will either kill her or take over her body, effectively 'killing' her) but this is confusing me because the possible culprits we've seen are Yuushun and Ouki and Ouki's got some connections with the Hyou clan and Yuushun... I have no idea what's up with him. Either way, hearing Jyuusan-hime's conjecture just confuzzled my mind even more. Gah. (I'm sorry if that made no sense at all) Sun, 16 May 2010 23:04:01 +0000 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/01/saiunkoku-book-15-chapter-3-2/#IDComment75720556 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/01/saiunkoku-book-15-chapter-3-44/#IDComment75719458 Ah true... but for some reason, I feel like I remember Ryuuki being told he shouldn't go there either... I don't know since it was a while back. But either way, the fact that the Hyou clan is connected makes things difficult. Ah cool. And thank you very much for the translations. :) Sun, 16 May 2010 22:51:20 +0000 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/01/saiunkoku-book-15-chapter-3-44/#IDComment75719458 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/01/saiunkoku-book-15-chapter-3-44/#IDComment75714787 Wow. That was pretty crazy. "Also, it does seem rather weird that after all of the craziness in Ran province, no one tried to do something about the fact that Ruka had well, tried to assassinate the king." I think that's because that happened in the Nine Colors Cave (Ryuuki wasn't supposed to be there, right?) and Ruka is of the Hyou clan so it's difficult to have any real authority over them. Plus she was in Shisui's body, so really, Shisui would be the one they could attempt to charge, no? I think it would be very difficult to make a believable case. So now we know the host of the Blue/Ran Immortal. How many do we know now? Sun, 16 May 2010 22:02:09 +0000 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/01/saiunkoku-book-15-chapter-3-44/#IDComment75714787 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/01/saiunkoku-book-15-chapter-3-2/#IDComment75710789 Well that just semi-contradicted enough of what I previously thought to destroy any theory I had. Fabulous. Sun, 16 May 2010 21:25:23 +0000 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/01/saiunkoku-book-15-chapter-3-2/#IDComment75710789 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/01/saiunkoku-book-15-chapter-3-1/#IDComment75709575 Ugh why did he burn the letter? He could have just left it sealed and put it somewhere he wouldn't usually go so it doesn't haunt him but maybe one day he could read it. Like maybe when/if Shuurei comes to the Inner Palace so its finality wouldn't exist anymore. Why... Sun, 16 May 2010 21:13:16 +0000 http://yuzutea.net/log/2010/01/saiunkoku-book-15-chapter-3-1/#IDComment75709575