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Meet Ghoullio Junior! I figure if I'm going to be live-blogging my new game+ playthrough it'd be good to a do a little intro for my beloved bun. Get ready for lore

Ghoullio was raised with the name Havi in a village not far from the edge of the forests of Othard, where the trees started to thin. As such, his village and the Viera in it were among the first line of defense when it came to protecting the forests. They took this responsibility very seriously, in their words they defended not just their own people but all living things in the forest from the dangers of the outside world. All boys brought to the village were trained to be soldiers from the time they could hold a spear.

Havi was not a fighter. Not yet. He was a sensitive boy, often caught reading when he was meant to be training, or hiding away crying after (badly) losing a spar. The men of his village thought he was weak and uncommitted, and he came to be shunned by them. He was alone, without anyone to call a friend, until he was in his teens. Until he met Dora.

Theodora was from a village not far from Havi's. She was a year or two older than Havi, and she was an outcast, too. She told Havi that she had tried to leave her village and become a City Viera. But on her own, she was helpless. She was forced to return, bloodied and starving, to her village and beg to be taken back. She doubts they would've agreed, but Dora's healing abilities made her valuable. They took her back, but ever since they've treated her with barely-veiled hatred in every interaction.

Havi and Dora, both desperate for a place to belong, quickly became like brother and sister to each other. Over the years, Havi would go to the edge of the village and hang out with Dora, and eventually they started going out and exploring the forest together. Dora taught Havi some basic healing magic, and Havi taught Dora what he had managed to pick up in martial training. Dora often joked about running away again, but having a *real* go at it this time, since there were two of them now. Havi would laugh, but every time she said it, it felt less like a joke.

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chromemuffin · 7 years

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Shoukoku no Altair Liveblogging (Chapter 7)

In which we (presumably) find out what ‘Oasis’, which Shara claimed she and Mahmut were from when they were disguised as Araba, is all about.

But this picture is nice. Lots of light, no dark/depressing/ominous shadows like we had last chapter. Well, this is a new beginning for our protagonist, after all.

Chapter 7: The Town of Oasis

Before seeing that, however, we are treated to this:

Love the detailing on the buildings. Seems like a murder just took place on the next few panels, though, which is not so nice and uplifting (unlike the title page).

They seem to have left some words carved into a wall, which I cannot make heads or tails of. A killing with a message, what a great way to start off our new journey.

Mahmut’s head gets in the way of screencapping the whole thing, but this bazaar is wonderful.

So is Mahmut.

Busy bartering with a merchant. Apparently he’s signing the numbers 25 the Japanese way, which is an interesting tidbit I never knew before. I know they start with all 5 fingers up, then lower a finger (starting with the thumb) for each number they count off, but my knowledge of that ends at the number 10 lol.

Let’s see if he’s successful.

Is that a “not amused” face? I’m trying to figure out all his expressions as I go.

Because Mahmut’s head is once again invading the top panel.

lol I love how he’s not even the one buying it. Guess he felt he had to intervene when he heard what price the guy was trying to sell it for.

(mr. falconer)

(And Iskander, looking derpy. How can he stand to have him perched on his shoulder, anyway? That’s what, 8 lbs of bird and really sharp claws digging into you.)

But wait! I forgot to gush over the fine china! Owning a few (far less expensive) ones myself, I can say the designs a spot-on. One even has a phoenix (most likely), the other a dragon and clouds.

A-adorable. Nice mule, too. It even has a shank chain over its nose.

Heey, it’s Shara again! Looking good, and haha her scolding him for sticking his nose in other people’s business. Seems that the mule is actually theirs. Wonder where they’re off to.

He keeps getting yanked around this chapter. So, Shara at least seems to work in Oasis, and Mahmut is aimlessly traveling.

lol knew this was going to happen. Once again, I appreciate how all the background characters little a little different from one another.

Shara has the best expressions aside from Mahmut. omg

Aw, now a petulant/troubled pout.

Heey, where’s Iskander flying off to? Y’know, that’s why he has jesses on his feet...Mahmut never actually uses them.

OMG...they turned his blunder into a play...

It’s a good thing no one in the countryside knows what he looks like.

Shocked Mahmut makes a return! He looks more scared than shocked, but.

lol so is Iskander just going off to stretch his wings?

Do you have no sense of self-preservation?? I mean, I understand why he’s doing so. It’s nice that he’s owning up to his failings and not willing to let them believe something false (the vizers being jealous, because they are anything but) but um. This isn’t a good place to do this...?

ONCE AGAIN. NOT THE BEST PLACE.

Poor Shara. I understand.

What did I say? Her expressions are absolute gold. She is so done with him getting himself into trouble (within the span of a few minutes, too). Btw, you guys forgot the mule.

T-that soulless look in her eyes. Mahmut, stop stressing her out so much. Also, what are those flat star shaped objects he’s holding? I saw them on the mule’s pack earlier, too.

Absolutely brutal. I love it. Her outfit for this chapter adds to the effect, too.

I love the amount of detail on this tiny square (of cloth? is it like a flyer?)

Everyone has pointy ears in this manga.

I love the waves and curls of all the women’s hair, too. The lines flow so smoothly in this art style. And, of course, the intricate pieces of jewelry and even the pipe are lovely.

And I almost forgot about the murder that took place on the first page of the chapter, haha. Whoops.

Why is Koran so obsessed with wanting the playwright to see it?

Even the drinking cups are so detailed! The drinking cups!

Lighten up, Mahmut. You’re on ‘vacation’ after all.

I’m guessing this play has some relevance here. I also can’t tell what Mahmut is thinking here. It looks like he may be impressed, if not for the slightly ominous story overlaying the panels he shows up in.

Well, whatever the case, Shara looks great.

I don’t know much about composition and art, but the expanse of white to the left is striking. This is a 2-pager, leaving quite a lot of space white really makes it feel lonesome and empty to match the part she’s playing.

This expression is slightly...sorrowful? Mournful that he has missed out on all these wonderful things in life in pursuit of his goal.

I get it now. The panels that show his face and go back to the stage and the crowd, and back again to Mahmut are so well done to show him coming to this sorrowful realization. First he’s stunned, and observes with that wide-eyed expression, then it settles into something much sadder. I hope this moment is animated well.

And I also appreciate the maturity he is displaying here. He’s lucky to have realized it so young.

The darkness encroaches on the town here, but the people and their surroundings (and fireworks, made also by people) are bright enough to be seen through the dead of night. And I noticed that the moon here is full; in past chapters it’s been a crescent.

Aaand here we go, murder times.

So that phrase from the beginning of the chapter is the name of the play, “Thief of the Slums”.

Oh, Mahmut.

You should learn to keep your mouth shut about that. Looks like he has fangirls and fanboys.

Also, I dunno if I’d want to get near a guy with a giant eagle sitting on his shoulder. Just saying.

Ooh, things are heating up. Mahmut, are you playing detective this time around?

This chapter was definitely a breather chapter (with a little intrigue in the background). Kind of need it, the story has been quite fast paced and high stakes since the beginning. I like that there are still plenty of things going on, such as Mahmut realizing all that he gave up in aiming to become pasha as fast as possible, and the start of a good old murder mystery.

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#shoukoku no altair #shokoku no altair #the very long altair liveblog #long post #altair vol 2

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