(L) Mokushiroku no Yonkishi (The Four Knights of the Apocalypse)

[WingedAccelerator]

Hero-type to me with Percival as an example means that your personal, innate magic has the properties of 4 or more types. But still in one package versus to mastering multiple spells with different types. The latter would only make you a disgustingly versatile mage, but not someone who wields Hero-type magic. Merlin's Infinity doesn't strike me as something that possesses multiple types, rather Merlin needs to utilize spells, techniques, then adds the infinity aspect to them and makes them overpowered.

Originally Posted by Kanon

So, where does Ban's magic fit in all this?

Stealth and/or Alteration. The presence hiding is mentioned with the shadow force, but not Snatch, the invisible power granting you the ability to steal physical or non-physical things without contact. It could be offensive Stealth, but Alteration also fits as it has "ton of varieties". Modifying weight --> Modifying a target's power (and taking the modified amount to yourself).

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by WingedAccelerator

Stealth and/or Alteration. The presence hiding is mentioned with the shadow force, but not Snatch, the invisible power granting you the ability to steal physical or non-physical things without contact. It could be offensive Stealth, but Alteration also fits as it has "ton of varieties". Modifying weight --> Modifying a target's power (and taking the modified amount to yourself).

I was referring to Snatch and was thinking about Alteration too. It's the only one that remotely fits.

[DragonOsman]

@WingedAccelerator: Don't Percival's golems let him use different types of magic? They can be molded into anything, like a sword if he wants to cut, and they can heal wounds.

And yeah, I agree that Alteration and Snatch fit Ban's magic.

[WingedAccelerator]

That's the point. The golems are the manifestation of the Hero-type magic, which can have 4-5 or more different types of magic displayed. But it's still only a single magical power that let's it happen.

[marvelB]

Next chapter's here! Percy's party begin their trek through the mountains, but things start to really get interesting when they take a rest for the night. Sin tells them of the rumors about the mountain's dangers, and after everyone falls asleep, the fox encounters a mysterious woman in a bridal gown calling out to him.....

The next day, the party continues their journey, but it's not too long before Percy, Donnie, and Sin enter what seems to be a normal village, but is actually a den of demons....!!!!


So, I'm guessing that the mystery woman is Guinevere? I mean, Sin even says one of the rumors surrounding the mountains are that one could meet their future lovers, so.....

[WingedAccelerator]

Lancelot seems convincing enough to be true, but that way, even if it's a secret mission/identity, the mystery really depended on giving out a fake name from the start. I wouldn't like it for one of the four knights, because we, the readers already knew Lancelot is a member. Yet, he feels like a guide, exposition dumper character.

I also find the bride's design to be uninspiring.

[Kanon]

Well, I guess we can put the Sin = Ban theory to rest.

This chapter made me wonder even more why Howzer didn't escort them, given how dangerous the trip is.

[WingedAccelerator]

Given Percival's innocent nature, that gouren match with Anne in his dream has the possibility of being actual love making.

[DragonOsman]

I'm not sure if it's really Lancelot. I think it's likelier that he's summon sent by Meliodas to help find the rest of the Four Knights and bring them to Liones, rather than actually one of the Four Knights. Though of course he could still be one of the Four Knights and was given the task to bring the remaining ones to Liones.

But if he's really Lancelot and that bride was Guinevere, I wonder when the cucking of Arthur will be. He said he wants to look for his bride in a past chapter so we're probably at least to him meeting her.

@Marvel: Is it even a village? From what the people who warned Anne and Nasiens said, it sounds more like a lair of demons than a village.

[marvelB]

Originally Posted by DragonOsman

@Marvel: Is it even a village? From what the people who warned Anne and Nasiens said, it sounds more like a lair of demons than a village.

Well, the next chapter's out, and you can pretty much say that both descriptions apply here. The hunter guy explained the "villagers" expose their true form once they step outside the village, but they otherwise resemble normal (if creepy) people. Of course, Sin wasn't fooled by the villagers' hospitality, but it looks like that elder took care of the fox somehow. And now, it's up to Anne, Nasciens, and the hunter to save Percy's gang from the monster villagers' grasp....!!!

BTW, I'm finding myself real suspicious of that meat they're serving Percy's gang. That wouldn't happen to be human meat, would it....?!

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by marvelB

BTW, I'm finding myself real suspicious of that meat they're serving Percy's gang. That wouldn't happen to be human meat, would it....?!

I can't say the thought didn't occur to me, but that'd be way too dark.

[marvelB]

^Well, I suppose another possibility is that the demons in that village are actually the good ones, and that hunter dude is the true villain. We were similarly misled when Nasciens was first introduced, after all (where the fairy he held captive seemed innocent, but was actually one of Arthur's knights in disguise). But the main problem with this theory is that, according to Anne (who is a human lie detector), the hunter's been telling them the truth this whole time he warned them about the demon village. So either those demons really are evil cannibals, or that hunter is somehow deceiving Anne in a way that slips past her defenses. Either way, there's a puzzle piece that we're missing here....

[marvelB]

And a bump for the next chapter! Welp, looks like my above post was right on the money, heh. I guess these demons are probably survivors of the holy war who chose to live in peace (though there's still the question of what's up with that meat and booze). And there was indeed something up with that hunter after all.... for he's one of Arthur's Chaos Knights! Kinda wonder how he managed to deceive Anne like that, though. I guess it's either through his own magic, or he's simply that committed to his lies....

And lastly.... whoa, Percy can understand the demon tongue?! Is that also due to magic? Or is it linked to the mystery behind the boy's birth? Could he be a half-demon himself, perhaps....?

[AP24]

I think he’s reincarnation of a demon. But if that’s the case then whose?

[Kanon]

I thought the hunter was super suspicious but I trusted Anne. I guess he managed to fool her because he really did believe what he said.

[Anh_Minh]

Maybe he only lied by omission.

[DragonOsman]

Yeah, I also think he lied by omission. I guess Anne's ability can't help her there. But if those demons aren't evil, how are Nasiens and Anne going to figure that out? I really hope they don't help that Chaos Knight here. It'd be a really big mistake.

[Kanon]

IIRC he said Percival and the others were in danger, so he had to believe that.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by Kanon

IIRC he said Percival and the others were in danger, so he had to believe that.

Of course they're in danger. One of Arthur's knights is right there.

[DragonOsman]

But he's the same person who said that they're in danger. Was he indirectly warning them about himself? Maybe that's why Anne's ability didn't trigger there.

But if the demons aren't bad, then why did the elder knock Sin out? That's definitely suspicious.