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The next Jump Start is Hungry Marie by Ryuuhei Tamura, best known for Beelzebub. The main character, Taiga, lives in a Daoist temple with his grandmother, next to a Christian church where his childhood crush, Anna, lives. After discovering that Anna’s family has been trusted to protect the family of Marie Antoinette, they use him as a sacrifice. When the ritual seems to succeed, it turns out Taiga has been turned into Marie’s daughter, Marie-Therese Charlotte

Ole Golazo by Takamasa Moue, a series about a Tae Kwon Do player who sees appeal in soccer, ended this issue as well, sadly. It had potential to fill the gap, though 3 chapters left some to be desired. You can read them on Viz’s free section

Boku no Hero Academia took an unexpected break this week.

We Can’t Study 4

After Yuiga has been roped into tutoring Rizu and Fumino and even had a study session at his house, he’s approached by a friend from middle school, Uruka Takemoto, a tanned swimming genius. She asks to borrow his notes, which he reluctantly gives as she goes to practice

He gives a report to the headmaster, who says that he wants Yuiga to also tutor Takemoto, since she’s considered a prize in the school, having done such great sports accomplishments and seeking a sports scholarship.

Takemoto takes a break from practice as Yuiga comes in to explain that she needs to have some academic capability to get the scholarship for the school she’s aiming for.

She gives up, but Yuiga chases her, slipping into the pool. But as she gets him out, he moves to pin her, being caught in a compromising situation by Rizu and Fumino, who think he was doing something inappropriate to her.

Takemoto figures out that Yuiga’s tutoring them and decides to go along with them, wanting to be friends.

As Takemoto’s heading home, she remembers hearing a conversation between Yuiga and his friends about why he gives his notes to her. He says he does it because he knows that she’s devoted herself to the swimming club instead of studying.

She thinks that since Yuiga does his best for others, she should take the initiative and help him reach his potential as well, the chapter ending on this resolve from the Ebony Ivory Mermaid.

Black Clover 100

Vanessa’s new magic, manifested as a cat, rolls around for a bit before leaping at Asta. It touches his shoulder, but nothing seems to happen.

The Witch Queen thinks it’s insulting, commanding Asta to attack Noelle, slicing her head off.

 

Vanessa cries out in anguish but suddenly, it’s as if it never happened, Noelle dodging the attack this time as the Witch Queen is confused as to what even occurred.

Noelle’s death seems to occur again, Asta stabbing into her, but again Vanessa’s magic reverses events and Noelle is saved

The Witch Queen moves to attack Finral, but in spite of him being slashed in half, the cat of destiny makes it so he’s saved.

She then tries to attack the cat itself, but the strings dodge the slash and touch Asta, reversing the Blood magic’s control over him.

Finally realizing the nature of the magic, changing the destiny of whoever is touched by the cat, the Witch Queen tries to use her magic to control Vanessa instead

She rushes to attack with a blood scythe, but the cat touches her and the attack misses

Vanessa walks up to her mother, explaining that the power only aids those who she has bonds with and the Witch Queen, in spite of their connection by blood, are not true family, the chapter ending as she says they have no such bonds, which is why she failed.

Seven Deadly Sins 208

King and Diane ask about the monstrous forms of the Ten Commandments, Meliodas explaining the danger involved with the Indura form and how there’s no stopping them until they run out of energy

Rueduciel asks Elizabeth for her help in destroying Monspiet and Derriere, but she refuses, saying that she’ll save them.

She unleashes her Ark power from her right eye and begins to try purifying them with blasts of holy energy from the triskelion shape.

But they resist, Meliodas observing that their evil energy is fighting against Elizabeth’s good aura.

Rueduciel calls Sariel and Tarmiel to help him wipe out the Ten Commandments, but Meliodas steps forward to fight them and cover Elizabeth.

She expresses how sorry she is for causing the death of Demon civilians, but Sariel and Tarmiel think she’s too naïve to pity them. But Elizabeth retorts that it isn’t something for the Goddess Clan to decide, whether Demons are worthy of living or not.

Elizabeth argues that since everyone experiences night and day the same, they are not superior in any way to each other.

This seems to sway Sariel and Tarmiel, who assist her in spite of Rueduciel commanding them to help him destroy the remaining Demons. Rueduciel speaks harshly, saying that someone even above them will not forgive Elizabeth for this betrayal, but Elizabeth isn’t asking for anyone’s forgiveness besides the Demons

With the 2 Archangels’ aid, Elizabeth manages to purify Monspiet and Derriere of their overwhelming darkness, leaving them unconscious as the chapter ends.

Magi 339

Sinbad tells Hakuryuu how he was the King Candidate he had the lowest expectations for, provoking the former emperor of Kou to retaliate.

Hakuryuu attacks Sinbad in Valefor Djinn Equip, tricking him into thinking it was Zagan, but it was actually Belial, cutting off his tail.

Sinbad, however, manages to reverse that damage, saying that he doesn’t imagine Hakuryuu could provide a satisfactory answer to his question.

Hakuryuu is shown the scenes of his failure to protect the Kou Empire and this throws him into despair as Sinbad tells him how Solomon’s fate affects everyone with no rhyme or reason.

Instead, Sinbad wishes to change things so those who make sacrifices like Hakuryuu are rewarded and those who would exploit others are punished accordingly.

But Hakuryuu slashes the vision apart and divides a part of his power as emperor, representing his bestowal of the title to his sister Kougyoku.

He explains that he works with others and treats them as equals in his fight against destiny, but Sinbad never truly regarded his Eight Generals as comrades, but more like tools or pawns, symbolized with how his form dwarfs his servants.

Ultimately Hakuryuu concludes that he should’ve trusted Kougyoku and worked together instead of being selfish.

His answer is that you should trust those close to you, but also admit that your beliefs will change over your lifetime.

The chapter ends as Belial comments how he and Hakuryuu are incompatible, since Belial is founded on a similar idea of deception as Valefor is.

One Piece 857

Luffy explains the situation to Sanji as the rain lets up, the two thinking they need to meet with Nami and the others.

Chopper’s group in the Mirror World tries to contact Luffy and Sanji through the mirror fragments left behind when they last contacted them a day ago.

Luffy and Sanji hear Chopper’s voice, learning about how they rescued Brook and that he got a rubbing of the Poneglyph

Sanji explains that he’ll go back with the Straw Hats once they save the Vinsmokes and stop Big Mom’s wedding celebration. Nami is a bit reluctant, though she forgives Sanji for now, the others just happy that Luffy and Sanji’s fight was temporary.

Jinbe says that there’s a huge risk with their plan, since even if they don’t take out Big Mom, ruining her tea party will draw her wrath, not to mention there’s only 8 of them to the many strong warriors and people from the underworld of crime that will be attending the wedding as well.

The major threat is Capone Bege, one of the heads of West Blue’s 5 major crime families. He made a name for himself by taking out the heads of various organizations and even pirates as he broadened his horizons, leaving the subordinates alive so he could watch them collapse

Big Mom has acknowledged Bege’s power and given him the rank of Rook, allowing him to take over the security detail. And this allows Bege to initiate his true plan, which is to take out Big Mom, who’ll be none the wiser as she plans to kill the Vinsmokes as they’ve let their guard down.

In spite of their goals being slightly different, Jinbe thinks Luffy should ally himself with Bege, since they don’t have his numbers or his planning for the mission.

The chapter ends as we hear that Jinbe already has a meeting set up to meet with Bege, who says that he’ll consider it, but if Luffy makes him mad, they’ll just take him out here.

Fairy Tail 524

Acnologia walks past Erza, who recognizes his magic power from somewhere. He sees Eileen’s body and stomps her corpse, saying she is the source of his suffering and his existence as a Dragon Slayer who became a Dragon

Natsu and Zeref fight, though Zeref’s power is still enough to push the Flame Dragon Slayer back. The Dark Mage even comments that Natsu, having lost Igneel’s power, is far weaker now.

But everyone recognizes Acnologia’s presence coming closer, Zeref saying he must finish off Natsu

We shift over to August fighting Gildartz and Cana, thinking that with Acnologia coming and Zeref not having acquired Fairy Heart, the situation is dire.

Gildartz and Cana both accuse the Alvareth empire of committing a terrible sin against humanity in trying to subjugate them, but August thinks it is better to do this for humanity’s future than let them die senselessly.

Cana says she cannot forgive August for focusing on justice over human feelings, unleashing Fairy Glitter on him.

But the Wizard King is unscathed as he asks Cana if she loves her father and the same to Gildartz regarding Cana.

August still puzzles over parental love and wonders how Gildartz would react if Cana was killed before him as the chapter ends, the next chapter title suggesting we may get some focus on Larcade.