On June 4th, they will release volume 24, concluding the first act of the ultimate yokai saga; so it's time for the question of the day, which will be about the omake of this volume. I'm going to guess that we'll see how Shinobi stole Zuma's powers and extend the scene of how he stole Momo's powers.
When the Dragon Knights had Okarun and Shitarori under control at the end of this week's chapter, this guy appeared, which leads me to an interesting theory: I don't think he's Izumo Taisha's envoy, but he is related to him—either as a subordinate or a comrade-in-arms in the Association of Sorcerers, aka AoS. And why do I say this?
St germain warning about the AoS to Red Baron aka Red Bum
If you don't know, read chapter 211, where the CSG warned the Red Baron that the association was on high alert and that it would be difficult to act now. So, given the setup, it wouldn't be surprising if some members were keeping a watchful eye on the attacks on the Koizuka knives,What and the Count didn't inform the Paladins of any of this. This would put the Paladins in a very bad position, not to mention that Giles de Reis and the Serbian vampire will probably be captured to extract information, either gently or through torture (which is likely to happen). And it also leaves the Count with the possibility of continuing to manipulate Vlad.
what do you think about that?
If, in the given case, Okarun ends up being kidnapped by the dragon knights at the end of the fight, how would the gang go about rescuing him?
Justify the answer based on these parameters:
The dragon knights will not leave any clues about where they are hiding with the black paladins.
If the CSG helps the gang, then we will see that it will betray them by preventing them from regaining their powers.
The paladins and dragon knights will not attack again, as they have fulfilled their objective, which is to obtain the 6 fairy tales for Vlad, and will start hiding in the main base.
Shinobi, by order of the CSG, is monitoring any movement the gang makes and will notify the CSG of a possible rescue.
As you know, we are now in the amusement park battle, so if we take into account the volume pattern, which is 5 per arc and per year, that forms a season of 12 episodes. Here I have a checklist of what is missing.
That the fight between Airá and Okarun converges with Momo's pursuit by the dinosaurs, and chaos ensues (I don't think we will have a fight with Momo). That the fight between Airá and Okarun converges with Momo's chase by the dinosaurs and chaos ensues (I don't think we'll have a fight with Momo).
That in the midst of the chaos, Jiji comes out as evil eye and they escape from the place.
The situation with Kinta and Vamora: there are two paths: either Rokuro Serpo rescues them, or they end up being captured by the black paladins to use them as bait to lure Okarun and maybe for the nano skin that Kinta has to use in the FTC machine and stabilize Vlad's powers when he gathers them all.
Momo finds out what's going on, and Airá mentions that she has the name of the mastermind, which, Jiji, will mention the black paladins who spoke with Seiko in Shimane, and probably Shiratori and Okakun will scold him for not mentioning it before.
Zuma tells that he lost his powers in Shimane.
Let them find out about the ambush the Red Baron set for Rin and Kouki, and they will steal their powers.
Let Manjiro introduce them to the Sorcerers' Association and the envoy from Izumo Taisha to process the information obtained.
Let them search for where the paladins are hiding to recover the powers they stole.
another battle similar to the one at the amusement park breaks out, but at the paladins' base, and therefore, everyone will go to protect Vlad.
Vlad becomes the ultimate yokai, but CSG betrays him and fights against the gang for the powers.
The gang is defeated and, when the count is about to escape with the stolen powers, the envoy from Izumo Taisha stops him.
Turbo Grandma returns, and with the envoy from Izumo Taisha, they are going to fight side by side against the CSG.
The count, focused on them, does not realize that the gang is distracting him to regain their powers.
The count falls but escapes with the help of Shinobi and Xeno Kur.
Days later, there is a dinner at the association's headquarters to take the next steps.
All this is the checklist and the arc; if the pattern is true the arc will be finished in ch. 255, or it's false; we'll have to endure another year with an amnesiac Momo without powers, with more cheap dramas that contribute nothing.
What do you think?
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As you know, this week the 233rd chapter of the manga was released, and the chaos began with the dragon knights going after Okarun while Momo escapes from the dinosaurs, so it's likely that there won't be 2 fights, but rather a big fight emerging between those 2 situations, which gives me 2 paths to follow.
Let the dinosaurs and the dragon knights kill each other, and let the gang, including Jiji, who escaped from the brachiosaurus at the precise moment using the evil eye, escape without looking back.
Have the envoy from Izumo Taisha intervene, save them in extremis, and capture one of them to extract the information he has about Vlad and his objective.
Any path works to advance the plot, because right now if they kidnap him, how are they going to locate him to rescue him? And anyone who tells me they can use the CSG, well, I remind them that the Count will betray them because he uses anyone as a stepping stone for his plans, and in this case, he will use them to defeat Vlad, but he will prevent them from regaining their powers because he will use them as a compass for the search for the dandadan.
PS: I think Kinta and Vamora will be captured to lure out the gang again and get ambushed, or will they get a new haircut?
If, in the given case, the sorcerers' association interferes with the CSG and Black Paladins' plans to obtain the absolute yokai, or if the gang receives support from that organization, will the CSG prevent it or have strategies to counteract that support?
If in the given case they manage to get Pinocchio and Vlad becomes the ultimate yokai, I wonder what Vlad's next objective will be before the CSG betrays him.
I've seen several discussions on X about whether Reiko Kashima will return and take Okarun with her. If that happens, how would they rescue him, and how would they deal with the Black Paladins? I don't think they'll rest just because Okarun was kidnapped by Reiko, especially with half the group powerless. How would they defeat her?
P.S.: If you're looking for answers about Kinta and Vamora, you should reread Reiko's first fight against Vamora and Momo at the beginning of the Space Globalists arc. It wouldn't hurt, and the final chapters of that arc too.
If the cursed tool Playful Cloud existed in the world of DandaDan, which characters would take advantage of it during combat?
A few days ago, I found this post says this arc will last until September, but the 1-3 week breaks have left me doubting whether it will actually last that long. This makes me wonder how they'll distribute the fight and lore chapters to reach the end of this arc in that month? Or do they think it won't finish in September because of the breaks?
