I’m completely devastated at the idea of completing one of my favorite stories (again). I can’t believe I only have 2 volumes left of the main series. And like he had been so many years ago, he had been stirred to action by these feelings. The emotions he had felt on that stormy night when he met Nezumi were revived in himself. Their romance is so simple, but it has to be one of the most complex ones I’ve ever read about. And they love each other in the most pure way, it breaks my heart. They complete each other in a way that’s very subtle, but that is plain to the reader’s eyes at this point of the story. They both bring the worst AND the best of each other. I don’t think I’ve ever met characters that were that well written as soulmates. I so love the way they’re written, as two sides of the same coin. He cares so much about Shion, and seeing him witness Shion’s transformation was so sad. Seeing him so absolutely vulnerable was my favorite thing about this volume. On the complete contrary, we have Nezumi, usually so cold and distant, who finally cracks. I’m drifting, a tangle of throbbing pain and dreamy ecstasy.” II’ve wandered and gotten lost in an endless forest. The further he waded in, the more unfathomable it 'No matter how far he waded in, Nezumi never revealed his entirety to him. It’s beautiful, and it’s heartbreaking, but it’s so, so well written. Especially sweet caring Shion, who only showed the dark sides of him in glimpses before, completely transforms himself in front of our eyes to accomplish his goals. They had to go through so much character development in order to be where they are.

We see them having to put their morals to the side as they fight with lots of people in order to get to the top, and it’s tragic, but so interesting.

They're making their way up to finally find Safu, and it’s not easy. It’s very action packed, as Shion and Nezumi finally reach the Correctional Facility. Hope or despair? Success or failure? Heaven or Hell? Life, or death? The curtains had already risen for this stage without a script.”Įven if I read this story through different medias before (the anime and then the manga), it still blows my mind in complexity every time. “A one-act play, but a massive one nonetheless.

No 6 by atsuko asano