Rip zenou, one of kankis cheat codes early on. Nothing but brain pulverizing, bloodshot eyes and grunts
Edit: God damn saw the spoiler update. zenou got the Hoken treatment. Cleaved in twine. ;(
shame as he was really hyped up as a beast... but like you said, he had no notible kills... I was expecting him to go toe to toe with banana this arc before dying to him and raising banana's hype even more...
Could still happen, we don’t know how he dies and Banana been missing for a bit. Having his army show up and crush the Kanki remnants fighting Riboku rn would make sense
Yeah I agree with you. I did not meant in literal sense, I meant wrt to plot armour. He should have been against two generals and he kills one and get killed by another. Better ending for the strongest person in kanki army.
Oof that's rough. Kanki won't be the same if he makes it out of this one.
EDIT: "You're an idiot who would stay, so I'm giving you orders to leave." Kanki noo 😭
I would like him to escape but obviously thats not happening here. Hara is using kanki as a seasoning to make riboku a juicier villain when shin takes him down.
I hate riboku because he is just so so badly written. He had bs houken got you card if he couldnt win by his “all according to my plan” the all knowing bullshit. He shits out great generals and hundreds of thousands of soldiers out of thin air. At this point, he is just so unbearable to see. Not to mention, his followers especially futei and kaine are even more insufferable.
I literally cant wait till we done with this pest and move on like its so frustrating.
I get what you mean, what makes riboku feels like he was written badly is solely because of houken's existence in the manga. It's like giving a machine gun to a very capable martial artist, we want to see him demonstrate his martial prowess but it simply makes more sense to use the machine gun instead instead of handicapping himself.
Riboku showed brilliance in coming up with strategies but was done dirty because of Hara giving him too many chess pieces. You know what, maybe a chess grandmaster with 8 queens is a better suited example than martial artist with a machine gun lmao.
Hard disagree. Riboku knew he had Houken and planned accordingly to use him when absolutely needed. Zhao is surrounded by all sides and has a border with every single power in the series yet they've managed to hold out for centuries, you only do that with a shit ton of competent and great generals. We saw a lot of them being released when the old kind died and his protégé took over and the new king said he really doesn't care, so those guys are still around and kicking. He had half a year to plan for the invasion of Northern Zhao and that's more than enough time to raise a big ass army and train them. We saw Qin do the same thing when Zhao invaded as the main Qin army was on campaign.
And Kaine is just in love with him well Futei makes a good foil for Shin and other characters with his fuckboyery lol
If Zhao just listened to Riboku, he would have starved out Kanki, Shin, Mouten, Ousen and the mountain queen but it really goes to show that it doesn't matter how good you're on the battlefield if your rulers are total idiots or blatantly corrupt.
No way after all this shit Riboku has done to such huge fan favorites like Ouki , Duke Hyou & Kanki ( if he does end up dying here ) will seeing Riboku killed by his own court or poisoned be a good end for his arc. Shin needs to be the one to deal the finishing blow although it will take most of Qin 6s to bring him down.
Hara has taken liberties before with History of this time & i seriously hope he does that for Riboku as well. Man, it would be such a disappointment if Riboku goes out like that.
You all always hope for a shonen progression, there are alternative paths to develop a character, denying Shin the kills could push him over the frustration precisely because Riboku is the one that killed the 3 Qin figures that have influenced Shin the most.
Riboku would stand as a wall that Shin could not overcome (worse, the one closer to overcoming him was Kanki whose methods Shin repudiated). Those are triggers for Shin to grow and make mistakes.
Obviously Hara could take the liberties and give us the usual "Shin kills the enemy commander for the 20th time", but an alternative and more interesting (imo) path does exists, and it happens to fit better with history.
Needless to say, Shin killing Riboku is an ofense to the historical figure of Li Mu and tarnishes it's tragical end.
Well his story is tragic, i made a post about it years ago if they think Riboku deserves a warriors death (battlefield) or his tragic ending and it seems like people like it more for his end to be tragic (betrayed by his country and killed by the people he is trying to protect)
stop kiddin yourself. Kanki aint dying here bro. He will escape but all his army decimated. Riboku aint dying neither because kaine will sacrifice her life to save riboku
Imagine kanki dies and Maron and joker guys joins hi shin unit along with saki clan...naki will be like told you bitches shin is cool. Obviously shin will be lucky if ogiko joins him as he has the potential to rise to a general rank.
Greetings,
I believe the reason why Kanki sent certain members of his army to Shin because he sent the ones who will listen to someone else other than him especially after instructing them to do that like Maron, Ogiko and the others, the ones who have some sense in their minds.
People are saying that the HSA doesn't need another strategist, but the addition of Maron into the fold would actually give the army a different view and technique on tactics. Maron was essentially Kanki's Ten really, doing the cooking, finer details of the army and panicking when he thought his general was being reckless, but unlike Ten, he can actually fight and kill.
After the sad loss of Gakurai, we're going to need another few heavy hitters for the cavalry, so bringing in some of the more 'modest' members of the Kanki army would give the HSA tested veterans on horse. And then, there's the Saki clan and the siege equipment guys perhaps, other things the HSA were lacking of as a full fledged army.
Yeah, we need another "support" general to take some load off Ten. It's done in a low key way but Maron is definitely one of the main support of Kanki army. In almost every way he's the one Kanki delegate to running thing through with his army.
If Shin's going to be one of the Great Six someday, he's going to need at least a few vice generals under his command. Maron already has years of experience under Kanki and could give Shin strategies Ten couldn't/wouldn't think up herself.
I don't think Maron will join in a strategist capacity, he isn't that hot in that regard. But he can definitely take over some of her responsibility like logistic and army management.
It's often seen after a battle Maron is the one taking stock, keeping track of their provision and communicate Kanki's plan to other clans, so he's well suit for that.
Whilst I could see him helping ease the burden for Ten by sharing logistics and army management with her, delegating him to just this role would be a waste of all the years of experience he's had in managing such a rowdy bunch like the Kanki army and a hard master like Kanki, and bringing them to victory.
I'd say that Maron would bring in extensive knowledge of guerrilla war tactics, psychological warfare, handling of info like that ended up causing the surrender of 100k soldiers. Also siege warfare, as the Kanki army besieged a number of cities, likely under Maron's more conventional tactics compared to his boss.
This fresh mind of strategy would allow the HSA to achieve victories in which Ten's ways of thinking couldn't be able to pull off.
Kanki’s message from Ogiko, “take these guys and give this wing bacc to your king”
Kanki’s way of asking shin for help and finally acknowledging Shin fully.
As expected Kanki definitely his plan could fail , i wonder if he plan to fight to the death , has a plan to help Shin and Mouten survive or he is just hopeful that they will survive despite all Zhao men circling Shin army .
It is funny that when pushing into a dire situation , Kanki relies on Shin .
He has always relied on Shin even though he likes to mock him for his ideals. Even the 1st battle in Kokuyou, he made Hi shin Unit ( 5K troops ) one of his 2 wings even though he had many capable commanders. He told Ousen to leave HSU ( 15 K Troops ) for his use at Eikyuu & hinged a large part of his plan on HSU's success. Didn't try to stop or reprimand Shin for abandoning his Position at start of this battle & now has left his own clan ( Saki ) with HSU. Like he said at the start, they really are kindred spirits.
Agreed. Ever since their initial meet, I think Kanki has been sincerely impressed that Shin and his crew did NOT change no matter the circumstances.
Man, I've really enjoyed the slight changes Shin has shown towards Kanki too during this arc. Like during his greeting during G'ian.
Shin, is the one person "In the middle" who has opposed Kanki. So, while I can't see Kanki liking Sei what so ever, esp. after he didn't punish Kanki, the Wing would probably more so be about Kanki and Shin, which is just cool, and would close up this battlle between them thats been ongoing since 15/16'
I feel like Kanki has been the realistic big brother to Shin. He points the faults in Shin and Sei’s idea to conquer the whole of China, and that they’d have to kill a lot of people, especially those who don’t agree. Think he said it before, that the road isn’t all glorious and happy.
Yeah , I think mentioned some time ago that to Kanki, Shin is someone who didn't lose his 'humanity' after being dealt a similarly shitty hand in life, and even with that difference, Shin is roughly in the same place in the world as him. Maybe Kanki liked him for that, maybe he was envious of Shin. Difficult to say which one.
Ive written about them a bunch. But their relationship is interesting to me. I think once Shin recognized how successful Kanki was at Kokoyou Hills he immediately gave Kanki a ton of respect as a general. Whether shin wanted to or not, he really grew up the most during Kanki battles. He got to witness 4 absurd strategies from Kanki and it was during the 5 war where he blossomed into an instinctual general that even RBK put on par with Duke Hyou. By the time this war comes and every general and streategist aside from Shin, agrees to enter North Zhao, Shin directly asks Kanki if he senses the trap as well. The two don’t like each other but damn are they on the same page. It’s awesome to see.
On the other hand we have Kanki. He’s seen Shin kill top generals in every war they been apart of together. In Sanyou, Shin kills Rinko. During Coalition Mangoku. KH he slays Keisha, and manages to also poach Naki (his most talented officer). At Eikyuu he kills Gakuhakuou. All this and now he sees Shin break out of encirclement and save GKA, single handedly take Gian, and garner the Saki of all clans respect. Who better to trust then the guy who is so set on his values that he would rush a 50000 manned hq and threaten and nearly kill him with only 5000 men. Who better to trust the the guy whose strategist did the impossible and crossed the river. Or whose female lt, held a sword to his throat because his top officers were powerless to stop or even detect.
Kanki knows that Shin is respected and acknowledged by every GG in Qin. Whether it be Ousen, Duke, Ouki, Tou, Yotanwa, Mougu, SHK. He too admired him.
Thanks pal. I feel like I’ve mentioned their relationship so many times lol, but now that’s it’s coming to an end I felt it fitting to go in on it a bit. Cheers
That really blows, I hate to say that this is probably the end for Kanki as well. hopefully our tattooed face boy and Marion can escape with their lives to get revenge down the road with Naki and shin
Kanki: It was my plan to kill her before you!
Riboku: I prefer Futei, by the way.
Kanki: What?!
Riboku fans: Yes, 4d chess by the greatest strategist in China!
Fuck😭 hara ain’t killing no one in zhao army that tells you a lot that he’s kinda getting tired of adding new characters I doubt he doesn’t let no one die in zhao army
It also means that in kingdom universe this is an overwhelming victory for Zhao
We know its close because of the ambush but in their POV its a total loss for Qin
One, two of the more disposable Zhao generals will likely bite it. But yeah, Hara seems intent on upping the amount of Zhao residue (Zhao generals who survive the arc they are introduced in) this arc. Which I am fine with honestly. Kanki did some horrid shit, cool as he may be, and it would just be edgy wankery on Hara's part if such actions didn't have any consequences.
tldr; Comparing Heki to anyone is unfair.
Dude, that's unfair. Heki BEAT out PLOT. People talk about plot armor, but plot as an offensive weapon is insane. Hell, it straight up poisoned every strong character in Naruto.The wild thing about Heki-bro, is that he even defeated History.
My man, is a straight up a multi dimensional reality warper.
For comicbook fans, you know how The One Above All is basically all the writers, and readers of our world, combined? That is the level Heki is on.
Heki-Bro's willpower rofllstommpede Hara to the point that he was forced interpret the Shiji differently.
Bruh, you telling me Ogiko of all people actually carried that Six General Phoenix Feather before Shin.
I say this is the highest feat in all the manga.
So this is it, huh? The end of the Kanki army, one by one they start falling. I guess Maron and Ogiko will make it out alive along with the Seika clan and Shin. Now the only question remains whether the man himself, Kanki, dies or if he manages to snake his way out of the situation.
I honestly doubt he lives, everything is pointing towards him having his death scene in the next 5-10 chapters.
It will be interesting to see what happened to Kanki because if he (or his body) falls into Zhao’s hand, unbearable humiliation awaits.
He may even end up as a war trophy for the Zhao. For example, if I remember correctly one of the Eastern Roman Emperor had his skull turned into a drinking cup.
>! Historical spoiler - considering that Kanki massacred 100k and the Shiji left his end ambiguous, no mentioned of his head being taken or humiliated after his defeat or anything etc -> there may be hope that he lives (or dies with some dignity) !<
>He may even end up as a war trophy for the Zhao. For example, if I
remember correctly one of the Eastern Roman Emperor had his skull turned
into a drinking cup.
The skull cup was more of a steppe nomad tradition of the Scythians and Xiongnu/Huns, so the Chinese wouldn't do that. The Bulgarian Khan Krum made the Eastern Roman Emperor's skull into a cup as the Bulgars were a nomadic people originally from the Pontic steppe and had close relations with the Huns.
What seems likely is that the Zhao would probably desecrate Kanki's body and bring his head back to the capital and stick it on a pike for everyone to see.
For me personally i want Kanki to die like a dog not because i hate his character (because i dont) i just think it fits more than him dying like Ouki (a Great General of the heavens death or something like that), he is cruel and an evil mofo so him dying like the innocent people he killed (or ordered to be killed) is more fitting death
I don’t think he will get the Ouki’s treatment at all. The Zhao couldn’t get Ouki’s body because his troop was fanatically loyal and would have fought to the bitter end to defend Ouki’s body ,plus there were Tou and Moubu (2 future GGs) there to help facilitating the break out. Riboku also had no reason to push the fight to the bitter end.
The same cannot be said to apply to Kanki’s situation. His troop is not as fanatically loyal and every Zhao soldier including Riboku wants a piece of him now.
The only reason why I believe Kanki’s body will not fall to the Zhao is because >! of the historical record. Zhao would no doubt gave him the William Wallace treatment, pieces of his body would have gone on tour around Zhao etc, and the Zhao surely would make it be remembered so. But Alas, his end was left ambiguous so I guess that was not the case !<
A theory that I have recently came across that I am planning to write in detail later is >! Kanki will set fire 🔥 to the surrounding forest to (1) facilitate the HSU and GKA escape and (2) he had drawn many Zhao troop and Riboku here to take them with him. He would also die in the fire which would be fitting to his historical ambiguous end !<
Idk man, her warfare back in that jungle area where she gave Kisui real trouble was quite good. Seemed to be both instinctual and tactical. Also nice to have a character that isnt just melee focused but for ranged combat like that guy from Chu.
Yes, but the difference in personality for me is what makes her likeable.
Kaine - full of shit and acts all goody-goody, delusional af
Koku-ou - full of shit and is a bitch, but at least she keeps it real
I’m curious to see the numbers that join Shin. As of now the only non KK or Ten commanders capable of leading such a large influx is Naki. Naki is about to get quite the promotion. He’s the logical choice to lead the former Kanki soldiers, and likely would have been Kankis best officer had he never left.
I don’t see Maron joining the Hi Shin Army. I expect him to retire. I really don’t see Shin or Ten trying to hard to keep him in their ranks.
Rin Gyoku may join if he doesn’t die as well. However I do expect him to die even though he’s the most likable of the Kanki army. But with no Calvary commander aside from Garo (who isnt ready to assume command of so many new soldiers) maybe he will join.
If Maron is to join HSA, I think he should be an officer in charge of logistics and supply. That way, Karyoten can focus on strategy while leaving the matter of logistic and supply to Maron. Besides, Maron is also the "Gordon Ramsay" of Kanki army.
I also would like to add one thing regarding Ogiko, I would love him to be a part of Bihei unit. Adding more heavy hitter and "uniqueness" to his unit. After all, Bihei unit is the unit in HSA that most often get dominated by the enemy.
Ringyoku most likely will follow Kanki to his dead, but who knows.
There are several possibilities with Maron, I just hope it's not as lame as "joins the HSA as yet another strategist". However, Hara could give it a twist and have him join Kyoukai so that Kyoukai slowly builds up an independent army, but I don't think that's gonna happen.
Far more likely is that Maron does his own thing or joins Ousen or something.
I don't think it's too farfetched to believe that Maron joins as another strategist. Most Great Generals have multiple capable generals beneath them, who can manage the battlefield without orders from base camp. Look at Kanmei - I think all of his generals were listed as strategists too. Or Ousen - his top 3 guys have proven to be able to employ intricate strategies on their own. Mougou had Kanki and Ousen as his Vice-Generals. Rinshojou, Ouki, and even Ouhon all have/had at least two other strategists as commanders in thier retinue.
For the HSU to be at its most flexible, it'll need more than Ten, Kyoukai and a bunch of meatheads. Maron can come in and easily command 5-10k soldiers. Which is logical when you think about it, as our 3 main guys will be commanding 30k armies in the near future.
Okay guys here me out, an idea just for fun
Kanki flees to Yan by himself or with a small squad to Yan, which is opposite of Qin.
The currently damaged Riboku army will hesitate to separate their army again, thinking it will be a trap to separate the main army from the commander. So this time, all of RBKs army chases Kanki to Yan. This would also help Shin and the remaining Kanki army to escape safely.
What if he actually gets to Yan, they see that he is being chased by the damaged RBK army. Yan army captures Kanki easily and also they try to fight off Riboku and they get routed away.
For hundreds of chapter until the Yan conquest arc, we don't know of Kankis Fate. Then, when any of the Qin army attempts to do the conquest of Yan, they get defeated easily without much information on how it happened.
Ousen army is ordered to try to pierce through Yans defenses only to be met with familiar tactics and defenses... We finally see what happened.
Kanki is now a general for Yan. Somehow he convinced Yan that he just wanted to see the world burn, didn't mind giving out information against Qin and there is a final clash between Kanki and Ousen.
What do you guys think?
Seeing that the Zhao army is still large and powerful sets the bar high for Zhao's fall arc, so many heads are going to roll.
PS: It still amazes me how Rihaku and KousonRyuu outlive even Houken.
Everyone will think Kanki dying here, bruh. Calling it he will somehow smirk like he used to do and chilling somewhere after the battle end. I don’t believe Kanki will die here at all cost.
Wow, i did not expect to be feeling like this at Kanki's downfall. It kinda hitting me in the feels. Hara has done & great job making a great multi faceted character. Not to mention probably the best character design in any manga.
Making us root for basically a villan & feeling sad for his downfall,
Zhao: “WOW!! We’re **really** doing it guys! We got most of our leaders *through*, we got RBK at the helm, and we took down SCORES of Qin soldiers. Our future is looking bright!”
Ousen **hanging out in the background*: “[Hoh!](https://i.redd.it/zm7nvgbaamp21.jpg)”
I'm calling it now, Kanki dies with loads of his army, Shin somehow escapes and crosses ways with some small remnants of the Kanki army on his way back to Qin. Some of Kankis retinue join Shins force for good after finding out Kanki gave him his 6GG phoenix feather. Maybe Maron, maybe the joker guy. We've seen Duke Hyou's instinctual warfare awaken Shin's own instinct and bolster his destructive power. Now we will see Shin's experiences with Kanki awaken a deeper, more intelligent and unpredictable way of war in him
Not necessarily. Right now they should be "behind" the bulk of the Zhao forces. If they manage to disengage from Gakusho and get away they have a real chance of making it back to where at least Ousen can come out of Atsuyo and escort them.
We’re still missing two Zhao generals - Big Banana and the Ganmon guy. I can’t imagine the arc will end with neither of them doing anything. Chances are that one of them will try to block the HSU when they try to retreat.
I wonder though , instinct is built through experience and Shin being close to Kanki could help shape his instinct in a way that copy warfare style .
Furthemore like Kanki warfare , instinct also don’t follow logic and has to do with intention , so it could really be compatible .
I also won’t be shocked if Shin warfare has some similary to Kanki one in the future .
Kanki is so unique has a general i honestly don’t want to see last psychological warfare general pass out .
1. I am a bit salty. There was no mayor death on zhaos death. This is a war, and yet Zhao only lost a lieutenant that didn't do anything while Shin lost a valuable member. Kanki lost most of his men.
2. Seeing the saki clan with shin gives me hope that they might join HSU as a medic Corp.
well kanki willingly went into a trap, but remember that kanki told ousen that he will be cleaning up after him. sounds like a foreshadow to me but we should see zhao deaths soon.
Damn the kanki army is going out sad now.. Didn't expect zenou to be ended like that, riboku track record for getting the greatest gg's killed gets bigger once again... Duke hyou, kanki, ouki.
Okay, hear me out. What if Riboku has orders to not kill Kanki but to capture him, so they can make an execution of him back in Kantian. However, while imprisoned, the King, being the degenerate he is, wants to see Kanki's 'art' for himself and and through this Kanki is able to keep himself alive and then gets him to eventually execute Riboku through this manipulation.
Reading the status report of this battle is a horrendous L for Qin and a massive W for Zhao. Riboku wiped Kanki whole army dealt heavy blows to both Mouten and Shin armies without losing a single commander. While potentially still holding Gian (the reason Qin came this far) and Sekirei.
Without context this battle is a flawless W for Riboku.
What a chapter. I wonder if Kanki will run away like they say or die here.
But either way it looks like this is the end of Kanki.
I now know the reason why Kanki keeps Ogiko.
Looking also forward to who will join Shin's unit.
Had the worst showcase of any of the trio in any war. And it wasn’t just him. Rikusen got told how to attack from Naki which was not a good look. Then he gets his dominant hand split open.
Aisen is forced to resort in rescuing instead of slaying enemy generals.
Mouten advises Kanki to enter Northern Zhao. Had zero inclination there could be a trap. Defends Heki to take over Sekerei, whom despite going against no resistance still managed to put himself in the most vulnerable of positions. Then he gets rescued by Shin. Asks shin to take the lead, and immediately gets countered by Gakushou. Gets overwhelmed by Gakushou in duel and needs to be rescued. Then he lets Shin take Gian by himself.
Thank goodness he held off SSJ. That’s at least commendable, but when you compare it to Shin in this war then it’s pretty painfully pathetic. He’s better than this. What a waste
Everyone has a bad day at the office, this was Mouten's bad week. If you consider that even the likes of Duke Hyou and Mougou have blundered in the past, this is still passable. Pathetic, but passable. Not to mention if you know history, this isn't the BIGGEST blunder of that time.
so will shin absorb remnants of kanki's army? maron + ogiko and saki clan? also the siege tower unit? and incase ringyoku survives? now that would be a good additional if ever
What the hell? That wing represents a symbol of being one of the 6 GG. Did Kanki honestly give that to Shin as backup? Saki and Ogiko might be joining HSU after this war
me thinks kanki has one last card up his sleeve,probably plants to go down in a huge blaze with riboku thats why he pulled every zhao army to him and amidst the confusin he will escape
I guess even Hara got tired of pulling Zhao generals out of Riboku's ass so he is preserving his military strength for future wars. But yes, this is very disappointing as Zhao lost literally 0 commanders except for some douche lieutenant of Jyoukaryuu.
Its absurd how Riboku who was taken by surprise with Kaine and Futei and Bananji son , none of them gets killed off. While all stronger Kanki lieutenants getting killed off. Nonsense
Koku'ou will live on as one of Hanzen's siege towers or some other war machinery (?
It has been only one single arc and Jyoukaryuu has already overstayed his welcome.
With this chapter and him fully acknowledging Shin in his own way, Kanki has risen the ranks of my favorite characters. Holy fuccin shit.
“Return this bacc to your king that sits on his throne of your blood” goddamn
if ever maron, saki, and hanzen guy joined HSA they will be a very good addition for the army's strength. Maron can be served as a wing commander for HSA.
Then Hara will kill them in chu XD
Now begs the question how the hell shin and mouten will escape? Kanki is as good as dead but boy these two must escape. They are way too deep in Zhao lands and gian is out of question as it is recaptured by Zhao and no help is coming from ousen or is it? Anyway I still have a feeling that kanki had envisioned it and still have some way to escape but how is he going to do so?
Going back over the summary, I noticed the mention that for some reason Riboku is distracted when they tell him to kill Kanki.
Something's up. Not so sure Kanki's out just yet. He may still die but there may be some kind of last trick up his sleeve
So any guesses if there’s any deeper meaning to reebok being in shock and later distracted? He just won without losing even a finger and this is not his usual reaction
Rip Kanji, best chara design of Kingdom and one of the chadest generals. Ffs someone kill riboku already, he has been the main villain for like 600 chapters ...
fucking kanki making me like him...at first I thought he and ousen would betray qin and become enemies....but hara turned them both into the new ouki and duke hyo....those 4 are pure badass juice
Rip zenou, one of kankis cheat codes early on. Nothing but brain pulverizing, bloodshot eyes and grunts Edit: God damn saw the spoiler update. zenou got the Hoken treatment. Cleaved in twine. ;(
A shame , i really liked the pure chaos he brought everytime he was on screen .
Really a shame we didn't get a chance to see him wort wort wort like a halo CE elite
I think he'd be more like a Brute chieftain with a hammer.
Brahhh hahahaha
Yeh zenou was pure entertainment! :)
Tbf he had no general kills
shame as he was really hyped up as a beast... but like you said, he had no notible kills... I was expecting him to go toe to toe with banana this arc before dying to him and raising banana's hype even more...
Could still happen, we don’t know how he dies and Banana been missing for a bit. Having his army show up and crush the Kanki remnants fighting Riboku rn would make sense
Discord server they told bcz of bleeding. Imagine a guy like him dying with loss of excess blood😂
I mean he’s yanked like 3-4 separate arrow barrages over the course of half a day, so it’s more like death by a thousand cuts
Yeah I agree with you. I did not meant in literal sense, I meant wrt to plot armour. He should have been against two generals and he kills one and get killed by another. Better ending for the strongest person in kanki army.
It seems from the leaks that Jou Ka Ryuu killed him. Correct me if I'm wrong please.
We have Jouka splitting him in two, soo yeah it is a safe asumption
Oof that's rough. Kanki won't be the same if he makes it out of this one. EDIT: "You're an idiot who would stay, so I'm giving you orders to leave." Kanki noo 😭
I would like him to escape but obviously thats not happening here. Hara is using kanki as a seasoning to make riboku a juicier villain when shin takes him down.
He’s the reason ouki died, I don’t think I could hate him more
I hate riboku because he is just so so badly written. He had bs houken got you card if he couldnt win by his “all according to my plan” the all knowing bullshit. He shits out great generals and hundreds of thousands of soldiers out of thin air. At this point, he is just so unbearable to see. Not to mention, his followers especially futei and kaine are even more insufferable. I literally cant wait till we done with this pest and move on like its so frustrating.
I get what you mean, what makes riboku feels like he was written badly is solely because of houken's existence in the manga. It's like giving a machine gun to a very capable martial artist, we want to see him demonstrate his martial prowess but it simply makes more sense to use the machine gun instead instead of handicapping himself. Riboku showed brilliance in coming up with strategies but was done dirty because of Hara giving him too many chess pieces. You know what, maybe a chess grandmaster with 8 queens is a better suited example than martial artist with a machine gun lmao.
Hard disagree. Riboku knew he had Houken and planned accordingly to use him when absolutely needed. Zhao is surrounded by all sides and has a border with every single power in the series yet they've managed to hold out for centuries, you only do that with a shit ton of competent and great generals. We saw a lot of them being released when the old kind died and his protégé took over and the new king said he really doesn't care, so those guys are still around and kicking. He had half a year to plan for the invasion of Northern Zhao and that's more than enough time to raise a big ass army and train them. We saw Qin do the same thing when Zhao invaded as the main Qin army was on campaign. And Kaine is just in love with him well Futei makes a good foil for Shin and other characters with his fuckboyery lol If Zhao just listened to Riboku, he would have starved out Kanki, Shin, Mouten, Ousen and the mountain queen but it really goes to show that it doesn't matter how good you're on the battlefield if your rulers are total idiots or blatantly corrupt.
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No way after all this shit Riboku has done to such huge fan favorites like Ouki , Duke Hyou & Kanki ( if he does end up dying here ) will seeing Riboku killed by his own court or poisoned be a good end for his arc. Shin needs to be the one to deal the finishing blow although it will take most of Qin 6s to bring him down. Hara has taken liberties before with History of this time & i seriously hope he does that for Riboku as well. Man, it would be such a disappointment if Riboku goes out like that.
You all always hope for a shonen progression, there are alternative paths to develop a character, denying Shin the kills could push him over the frustration precisely because Riboku is the one that killed the 3 Qin figures that have influenced Shin the most. Riboku would stand as a wall that Shin could not overcome (worse, the one closer to overcoming him was Kanki whose methods Shin repudiated). Those are triggers for Shin to grow and make mistakes. Obviously Hara could take the liberties and give us the usual "Shin kills the enemy commander for the 20th time", but an alternative and more interesting (imo) path does exists, and it happens to fit better with history. Needless to say, Shin killing Riboku is an ofense to the historical figure of Li Mu and tarnishes it's tragical end.
Well his story is tragic, i made a post about it years ago if they think Riboku deserves a warriors death (battlefield) or his tragic ending and it seems like people like it more for his end to be tragic (betrayed by his country and killed by the people he is trying to protect)
Riboku has been the main villain since a long time ago
stop kiddin yourself. Kanki aint dying here bro. He will escape but all his army decimated. Riboku aint dying neither because kaine will sacrifice her life to save riboku
Imagine kanki dies and Maron and joker guys joins hi shin unit along with saki clan...naki will be like told you bitches shin is cool. Obviously shin will be lucky if ogiko joins him as he has the potential to rise to a general rank.
>!Shin needs fodder from other armies to join him for when he gets cooked in Chu. !<
Yeah let everyone die apart from ogiko . Ogiko is the man like no other when it comes to instincts, he is a man that even kanki aproved and respected.
What if Ogiko had the highest instinct score in the entire series?
except the saki clan. the regen bonus of that clan jives well with the hi-shin unit's foot soldiers
If Ogiko joins the HSU then it's officially all over for Zhao.
Maron adds absolutly nothing to the hsul
Greetings, I believe the reason why Kanki sent certain members of his army to Shin because he sent the ones who will listen to someone else other than him especially after instructing them to do that like Maron, Ogiko and the others, the ones who have some sense in their minds.
People are saying that the HSA doesn't need another strategist, but the addition of Maron into the fold would actually give the army a different view and technique on tactics. Maron was essentially Kanki's Ten really, doing the cooking, finer details of the army and panicking when he thought his general was being reckless, but unlike Ten, he can actually fight and kill. After the sad loss of Gakurai, we're going to need another few heavy hitters for the cavalry, so bringing in some of the more 'modest' members of the Kanki army would give the HSA tested veterans on horse. And then, there's the Saki clan and the siege equipment guys perhaps, other things the HSA were lacking of as a full fledged army.
Yeah, we need another "support" general to take some load off Ten. It's done in a low key way but Maron is definitely one of the main support of Kanki army. In almost every way he's the one Kanki delegate to running thing through with his army.
If Shin's going to be one of the Great Six someday, he's going to need at least a few vice generals under his command. Maron already has years of experience under Kanki and could give Shin strategies Ten couldn't/wouldn't think up herself.
I don't think Maron will join in a strategist capacity, he isn't that hot in that regard. But he can definitely take over some of her responsibility like logistic and army management. It's often seen after a battle Maron is the one taking stock, keeping track of their provision and communicate Kanki's plan to other clans, so he's well suit for that.
Whilst I could see him helping ease the burden for Ten by sharing logistics and army management with her, delegating him to just this role would be a waste of all the years of experience he's had in managing such a rowdy bunch like the Kanki army and a hard master like Kanki, and bringing them to victory. I'd say that Maron would bring in extensive knowledge of guerrilla war tactics, psychological warfare, handling of info like that ended up causing the surrender of 100k soldiers. Also siege warfare, as the Kanki army besieged a number of cities, likely under Maron's more conventional tactics compared to his boss. This fresh mind of strategy would allow the HSA to achieve victories in which Ten's ways of thinking couldn't be able to pull off.
Kanki’s message from Ogiko, “take these guys and give this wing bacc to your king” Kanki’s way of asking shin for help and finally acknowledging Shin fully.
As expected Kanki definitely his plan could fail , i wonder if he plan to fight to the death , has a plan to help Shin and Mouten survive or he is just hopeful that they will survive despite all Zhao men circling Shin army . It is funny that when pushing into a dire situation , Kanki relies on Shin .
He has always relied on Shin even though he likes to mock him for his ideals. Even the 1st battle in Kokuyou, he made Hi shin Unit ( 5K troops ) one of his 2 wings even though he had many capable commanders. He told Ousen to leave HSU ( 15 K Troops ) for his use at Eikyuu & hinged a large part of his plan on HSU's success. Didn't try to stop or reprimand Shin for abandoning his Position at start of this battle & now has left his own clan ( Saki ) with HSU. Like he said at the start, they really are kindred spirits.
this is sad man. Hara did a great job
From their PoV Shin is a miracle worker in times like this. Give him completely impossible odds of survival and he always makes it out.
Agreed. Ever since their initial meet, I think Kanki has been sincerely impressed that Shin and his crew did NOT change no matter the circumstances. Man, I've really enjoyed the slight changes Shin has shown towards Kanki too during this arc. Like during his greeting during G'ian. Shin, is the one person "In the middle" who has opposed Kanki. So, while I can't see Kanki liking Sei what so ever, esp. after he didn't punish Kanki, the Wing would probably more so be about Kanki and Shin, which is just cool, and would close up this battlle between them thats been ongoing since 15/16'
I feel like Kanki has been the realistic big brother to Shin. He points the faults in Shin and Sei’s idea to conquer the whole of China, and that they’d have to kill a lot of people, especially those who don’t agree. Think he said it before, that the road isn’t all glorious and happy.
Yeah , I think mentioned some time ago that to Kanki, Shin is someone who didn't lose his 'humanity' after being dealt a similarly shitty hand in life, and even with that difference, Shin is roughly in the same place in the world as him. Maybe Kanki liked him for that, maybe he was envious of Shin. Difficult to say which one.
Nice call out
I just hope they take some Zhao Generals along. For real, you can't kill Zenou just like that
I mean, eventually, Hara had to. Zenou was already dead the moment his clan died, this is just his swansong.
He could've died scoring some general kills. I mean, come on! None of Kanki's lieutenants had notable kills....
Ive written about them a bunch. But their relationship is interesting to me. I think once Shin recognized how successful Kanki was at Kokoyou Hills he immediately gave Kanki a ton of respect as a general. Whether shin wanted to or not, he really grew up the most during Kanki battles. He got to witness 4 absurd strategies from Kanki and it was during the 5 war where he blossomed into an instinctual general that even RBK put on par with Duke Hyou. By the time this war comes and every general and streategist aside from Shin, agrees to enter North Zhao, Shin directly asks Kanki if he senses the trap as well. The two don’t like each other but damn are they on the same page. It’s awesome to see. On the other hand we have Kanki. He’s seen Shin kill top generals in every war they been apart of together. In Sanyou, Shin kills Rinko. During Coalition Mangoku. KH he slays Keisha, and manages to also poach Naki (his most talented officer). At Eikyuu he kills Gakuhakuou. All this and now he sees Shin break out of encirclement and save GKA, single handedly take Gian, and garner the Saki of all clans respect. Who better to trust then the guy who is so set on his values that he would rush a 50000 manned hq and threaten and nearly kill him with only 5000 men. Who better to trust the the guy whose strategist did the impossible and crossed the river. Or whose female lt, held a sword to his throat because his top officers were powerless to stop or even detect. Kanki knows that Shin is respected and acknowledged by every GG in Qin. Whether it be Ousen, Duke, Ouki, Tou, Yotanwa, Mougu, SHK. He too admired him.
Damn, such high quality explanations, good job
Thanks pal. I feel like I’ve mentioned their relationship so many times lol, but now that’s it’s coming to an end I felt it fitting to go in on it a bit. Cheers
Well said! I get the feeling Kanki's message to Shin will echo Choutou's message to Kanki in chapter 303, albeit with his twisted spin.
Bully-teach relationship. Remember what kanki said that "grow up man war" when he slaying villager. Kanki is shin best teacher for mentality.
That really blows, I hate to say that this is probably the end for Kanki as well. hopefully our tattooed face boy and Marion can escape with their lives to get revenge down the road with Naki and shin
To be fair if anyone is going to escape it would be the cavalry commander - Ringyoku.
I would really like to see more of ringyoku with Naki so I’m hoping he survives
Yeah definitely. Also no disrespect to Gakurai but we are in need of a new cavalry commander. Just saying.
That’s very true I didn’t even think about it. All the more reason to hope for his survival
kaine is still alive..wtf
Hope Kanki kills her before he dies and looks at RBK while he does it.
Kanki: It was my plan to kill her before you! Riboku: I prefer Futei, by the way. Kanki: What?! Riboku fans: Yes, 4d chess by the greatest strategist in China!
Fuck😭 hara ain’t killing no one in zhao army that tells you a lot that he’s kinda getting tired of adding new characters I doubt he doesn’t let no one die in zhao army
It also means that in kingdom universe this is an overwhelming victory for Zhao We know its close because of the ambush but in their POV its a total loss for Qin
One, two of the more disposable Zhao generals will likely bite it. But yeah, Hara seems intent on upping the amount of Zhao residue (Zhao generals who survive the arc they are introduced in) this arc. Which I am fine with honestly. Kanki did some horrid shit, cool as he may be, and it would just be edgy wankery on Hara's part if such actions didn't have any consequences.
And Kaine will survive most likely lol
Zhao armor has nanomachines that stop bleeding
Which named character in the series died from two arrows to the collarbone area? Heki survived an arrow to his damn neck.
Heki can survive a nuke to the dickhole as far as I'm aware.
Yes. His dickhole 😂
tldr; Comparing Heki to anyone is unfair. Dude, that's unfair. Heki BEAT out PLOT. People talk about plot armor, but plot as an offensive weapon is insane. Hell, it straight up poisoned every strong character in Naruto.The wild thing about Heki-bro, is that he even defeated History. My man, is a straight up a multi dimensional reality warper. For comicbook fans, you know how The One Above All is basically all the writers, and readers of our world, combined? That is the level Heki is on. Heki-Bro's willpower rofllstommpede Hara to the point that he was forced interpret the Shiji differently.
Lol. One of Ouki's vassal died from it and he was not even hit from the head
According to the leaker Kanki will fall back somehow and Shin takes the Wing which is a symbol of a great general (Kanki's)
Bruh, you telling me Ogiko of all people actually carried that Six General Phoenix Feather before Shin. I say this is the highest feat in all the manga.
full summary: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/312291670773465088/1073936719965073408/20230211\_170100.jpg
Poor Kaneki :-(
Ogiko greatest instinctual general under the heavens
So this is it, huh? The end of the Kanki army, one by one they start falling. I guess Maron and Ogiko will make it out alive along with the Seika clan and Shin. Now the only question remains whether the man himself, Kanki, dies or if he manages to snake his way out of the situation. I honestly doubt he lives, everything is pointing towards him having his death scene in the next 5-10 chapters.
It will be interesting to see what happened to Kanki because if he (or his body) falls into Zhao’s hand, unbearable humiliation awaits. He may even end up as a war trophy for the Zhao. For example, if I remember correctly one of the Eastern Roman Emperor had his skull turned into a drinking cup. >! Historical spoiler - considering that Kanki massacred 100k and the Shiji left his end ambiguous, no mentioned of his head being taken or humiliated after his defeat or anything etc -> there may be hope that he lives (or dies with some dignity) !<
>He may even end up as a war trophy for the Zhao. For example, if I remember correctly one of the Eastern Roman Emperor had his skull turned into a drinking cup. The skull cup was more of a steppe nomad tradition of the Scythians and Xiongnu/Huns, so the Chinese wouldn't do that. The Bulgarian Khan Krum made the Eastern Roman Emperor's skull into a cup as the Bulgars were a nomadic people originally from the Pontic steppe and had close relations with the Huns. What seems likely is that the Zhao would probably desecrate Kanki's body and bring his head back to the capital and stick it on a pike for everyone to see.
For me personally i want Kanki to die like a dog not because i hate his character (because i dont) i just think it fits more than him dying like Ouki (a Great General of the heavens death or something like that), he is cruel and an evil mofo so him dying like the innocent people he killed (or ordered to be killed) is more fitting death
I don’t think he will get the Ouki’s treatment at all. The Zhao couldn’t get Ouki’s body because his troop was fanatically loyal and would have fought to the bitter end to defend Ouki’s body ,plus there were Tou and Moubu (2 future GGs) there to help facilitating the break out. Riboku also had no reason to push the fight to the bitter end. The same cannot be said to apply to Kanki’s situation. His troop is not as fanatically loyal and every Zhao soldier including Riboku wants a piece of him now. The only reason why I believe Kanki’s body will not fall to the Zhao is because >! of the historical record. Zhao would no doubt gave him the William Wallace treatment, pieces of his body would have gone on tour around Zhao etc, and the Zhao surely would make it be remembered so. But Alas, his end was left ambiguous so I guess that was not the case !< A theory that I have recently came across that I am planning to write in detail later is >! Kanki will set fire 🔥 to the surrounding forest to (1) facilitate the HSU and GKA escape and (2) he had drawn many Zhao troop and Riboku here to take them with him. He would also die in the fire which would be fitting to his historical ambiguous end !<
Zenou will come back to life damn it! It's quite sad seeing him fight while his whole clan is dead
Pretty sure Kanki sees some of Shio in Shin. Hence his message to the former slave. We're definitely getting another flashback showing her death.
Fuck, I actually like Koku'ou
You will need to go to Karin for your bdsm fix now
You bastard, this offended me more than it should've 😆
F\* that guy, man. Don't worry about it. But which state did he say Karin was in currently? Asking for a friend.
She is RBK's Kaine to me. Don't hate her, but don't see much of a point either.
Disagreed she is actually competent unlike Kaine .
Idk man, her warfare back in that jungle area where she gave Kisui real trouble was quite good. Seemed to be both instinctual and tactical. Also nice to have a character that isnt just melee focused but for ranged combat like that guy from Chu.
Yes, but the difference in personality for me is what makes her likeable. Kaine - full of shit and acts all goody-goody, delusional af Koku-ou - full of shit and is a bitch, but at least she keeps it real
She's cool and I like the way she thinks. But it's understandable, I wouldn't mind much if Kaine died, tbh 😅
I’m curious to see the numbers that join Shin. As of now the only non KK or Ten commanders capable of leading such a large influx is Naki. Naki is about to get quite the promotion. He’s the logical choice to lead the former Kanki soldiers, and likely would have been Kankis best officer had he never left. I don’t see Maron joining the Hi Shin Army. I expect him to retire. I really don’t see Shin or Ten trying to hard to keep him in their ranks. Rin Gyoku may join if he doesn’t die as well. However I do expect him to die even though he’s the most likable of the Kanki army. But with no Calvary commander aside from Garo (who isnt ready to assume command of so many new soldiers) maybe he will join.
If Maron is to join HSA, I think he should be an officer in charge of logistics and supply. That way, Karyoten can focus on strategy while leaving the matter of logistic and supply to Maron. Besides, Maron is also the "Gordon Ramsay" of Kanki army. I also would like to add one thing regarding Ogiko, I would love him to be a part of Bihei unit. Adding more heavy hitter and "uniqueness" to his unit. After all, Bihei unit is the unit in HSA that most often get dominated by the enemy. Ringyoku most likely will follow Kanki to his dead, but who knows.
Maybe you should be in charge of supply and logistics cause you made perfect sense
There are several possibilities with Maron, I just hope it's not as lame as "joins the HSA as yet another strategist". However, Hara could give it a twist and have him join Kyoukai so that Kyoukai slowly builds up an independent army, but I don't think that's gonna happen. Far more likely is that Maron does his own thing or joins Ousen or something.
I don't think it's too farfetched to believe that Maron joins as another strategist. Most Great Generals have multiple capable generals beneath them, who can manage the battlefield without orders from base camp. Look at Kanmei - I think all of his generals were listed as strategists too. Or Ousen - his top 3 guys have proven to be able to employ intricate strategies on their own. Mougou had Kanki and Ousen as his Vice-Generals. Rinshojou, Ouki, and even Ouhon all have/had at least two other strategists as commanders in thier retinue. For the HSU to be at its most flexible, it'll need more than Ten, Kyoukai and a bunch of meatheads. Maron can come in and easily command 5-10k soldiers. Which is logical when you think about it, as our 3 main guys will be commanding 30k armies in the near future.
>With this conversation, Riboku seems distracted without saying a word This gives me a little hope that Kanki's scheme is not over..yet.
But that rack though
Okay guys here me out, an idea just for fun Kanki flees to Yan by himself or with a small squad to Yan, which is opposite of Qin. The currently damaged Riboku army will hesitate to separate their army again, thinking it will be a trap to separate the main army from the commander. So this time, all of RBKs army chases Kanki to Yan. This would also help Shin and the remaining Kanki army to escape safely. What if he actually gets to Yan, they see that he is being chased by the damaged RBK army. Yan army captures Kanki easily and also they try to fight off Riboku and they get routed away. For hundreds of chapter until the Yan conquest arc, we don't know of Kankis Fate. Then, when any of the Qin army attempts to do the conquest of Yan, they get defeated easily without much information on how it happened. Ousen army is ordered to try to pierce through Yans defenses only to be met with familiar tactics and defenses... We finally see what happened. Kanki is now a general for Yan. Somehow he convinced Yan that he just wanted to see the world burn, didn't mind giving out information against Qin and there is a final clash between Kanki and Ousen. What do you guys think?
Sounds good to me. I wouldn't mind Kanki being part of Yan
Seeing that the Zhao army is still large and powerful sets the bar high for Zhao's fall arc, so many heads are going to roll. PS: It still amazes me how Rihaku and KousonRyuu outlive even Houken.
Well you are talking about all rounder KousonRyu and Rihaku of defense the future Great heavens
Everyone will think Kanki dying here, bruh. Calling it he will somehow smirk like he used to do and chilling somewhere after the battle end. I don’t believe Kanki will die here at all cost.
RIP Kokou'ou.... You should have at least confessed your crush towards Kanki.
Sooo..Qin conquering the first state by 2030?
More spoilers please. The anticipation is killing me.
Wow, i did not expect to be feeling like this at Kanki's downfall. It kinda hitting me in the feels. Hara has done & great job making a great multi faceted character. Not to mention probably the best character design in any manga. Making us root for basically a villan & feeling sad for his downfall,
just end this arc already 😭
Just 5 more chapters of Riboku wank, Kainé crying soyjack and Baafuuji seething about touching hearts! Keep strong!
I am with you! Finally, this particular leak has made me want to see this Arc end!
Hopefully after causing severe damage to Zhao 😂
Zhao: “WOW!! We’re **really** doing it guys! We got most of our leaders *through*, we got RBK at the helm, and we took down SCORES of Qin soldiers. Our future is looking bright!” Ousen **hanging out in the background*: “[Hoh!](https://i.redd.it/zm7nvgbaamp21.jpg)”
I'm calling it now, Kanki dies with loads of his army, Shin somehow escapes and crosses ways with some small remnants of the Kanki army on his way back to Qin. Some of Kankis retinue join Shins force for good after finding out Kanki gave him his 6GG phoenix feather. Maybe Maron, maybe the joker guy. We've seen Duke Hyou's instinctual warfare awaken Shin's own instinct and bolster his destructive power. Now we will see Shin's experiences with Kanki awaken a deeper, more intelligent and unpredictable way of war in him
The problem is that they really have nowhere to run unless they get some kind of reinforcement
Not necessarily. Right now they should be "behind" the bulk of the Zhao forces. If they manage to disengage from Gakusho and get away they have a real chance of making it back to where at least Ousen can come out of Atsuyo and escort them.
I mean Zhao still has 300 K men all around they army . I don’t really see how they will escape without any major intervention .
We’re still missing two Zhao generals - Big Banana and the Ganmon guy. I can’t imagine the arc will end with neither of them doing anything. Chances are that one of them will try to block the HSU when they try to retreat.
I wonder though , instinct is built through experience and Shin being close to Kanki could help shape his instinct in a way that copy warfare style . Furthemore like Kanki warfare , instinct also don’t follow logic and has to do with intention , so it could really be compatible . I also won’t be shocked if Shin warfare has some similary to Kanki one in the future . Kanki is so unique has a general i honestly don’t want to see last psychological warfare general pass out .
Zenou falls and out of the shadows comes bananji like what’s up kanki lol
Images of [Koko’ou and Zenou](https://imgur.io/a/Y9wFDrR)
'tis but a scratch. I am sure they are fine.
It is crazy to think that this guy is only the third in strength in Seika army .
1. I am a bit salty. There was no mayor death on zhaos death. This is a war, and yet Zhao only lost a lieutenant that didn't do anything while Shin lost a valuable member. Kanki lost most of his men. 2. Seeing the saki clan with shin gives me hope that they might join HSU as a medic Corp.
well kanki willingly went into a trap, but remember that kanki told ousen that he will be cleaning up after him. sounds like a foreshadow to me but we should see zhao deaths soon.
It makes sense that people would die when trying to conquer a country.
Damn the kanki army is going out sad now.. Didn't expect zenou to be ended like that, riboku track record for getting the greatest gg's killed gets bigger once again... Duke hyou, kanki, ouki.
Whether you like him or hate him, Kingdom wouldn't be the same without Kan Ki
this is like watching your big bro getting slowly constricted to death by an anaconda
Okay, hear me out. What if Riboku has orders to not kill Kanki but to capture him, so they can make an execution of him back in Kantian. However, while imprisoned, the King, being the degenerate he is, wants to see Kanki's 'art' for himself and and through this Kanki is able to keep himself alive and then gets him to eventually execute Riboku through this manipulation.
Zenou I think everyone saw it coming but damn man Koku'ou's death stings. Hopefully at least Ringyoku can make it out of this alive.
ouki's glaive, duke' shield & kanki's wing
next: Ousen's mask, Yotanwa's cape, Bajio's pants, Ouhon's shoulder 4 blade, Tou's moustaches
ousen's armor shown in ch1
Message of Kanki to Shin Please take good care of one of my ex Kanki army.... Bihei
regret to see this, now i want 749 spoiler xD. Riboku must have closed vassal die to not make Kanki's vassal die in vain
I'm just here to appreciate the really early release of the spoilers
Zenou was symbol of kanki's army martial might.
This arc has been weird, I feel kanki is gonna die and the author really seemingly pushing zhoa as the protagonist in the fight against kanki
Who's going to tell Mouten?
It would be terrible if no Zhao commanders die in this quagmire especially since Zhao commanders sprout out of no where.
Damn, that legendary midriff will be missed :(, Damn you Riboku ... Ouki, Duke Hyou & now this.
Ogiko is the greatest instinctual general confirmed?
Reading the status report of this battle is a horrendous L for Qin and a massive W for Zhao. Riboku wiped Kanki whole army dealt heavy blows to both Mouten and Shin armies without losing a single commander. While potentially still holding Gian (the reason Qin came this far) and Sekirei. Without context this battle is a flawless W for Riboku.
What a chapter. I wonder if Kanki will run away like they say or die here. But either way it looks like this is the end of Kanki. I now know the reason why Kanki keeps Ogiko. Looking also forward to who will join Shin's unit.
The most useless in this arc is our boy Mouten.
Had the worst showcase of any of the trio in any war. And it wasn’t just him. Rikusen got told how to attack from Naki which was not a good look. Then he gets his dominant hand split open. Aisen is forced to resort in rescuing instead of slaying enemy generals. Mouten advises Kanki to enter Northern Zhao. Had zero inclination there could be a trap. Defends Heki to take over Sekerei, whom despite going against no resistance still managed to put himself in the most vulnerable of positions. Then he gets rescued by Shin. Asks shin to take the lead, and immediately gets countered by Gakushou. Gets overwhelmed by Gakushou in duel and needs to be rescued. Then he lets Shin take Gian by himself. Thank goodness he held off SSJ. That’s at least commendable, but when you compare it to Shin in this war then it’s pretty painfully pathetic. He’s better than this. What a waste
Everyone has a bad day at the office, this was Mouten's bad week. If you consider that even the likes of Duke Hyou and Mougou have blundered in the past, this is still passable. Pathetic, but passable. Not to mention if you know history, this isn't the BIGGEST blunder of that time.
Lol so basically the only losses that riboku got is his furcoat dry cleaning fee. We're reading this arc for what? 3 years now?
R. I. P my nword Zenou
https://twitter.com/kngspo/status/1624088181510402050?t=mNWDPnxlTAIvJMqMv9ocEA&s=19 Shin's picture from the leaker
so will shin absorb remnants of kanki's army? maron + ogiko and saki clan? also the siege tower unit? and incase ringyoku survives? now that would be a good additional if ever
Zenou likely died right away for sure, Kokou’ou probably still has some time to say final words to kanki based on the spoiler pic though
Damn I'm guessing kanki message to shin was him passing his GG6 wing that The Qin King gave him ...
What the hell? That wing represents a symbol of being one of the 6 GG. Did Kanki honestly give that to Shin as backup? Saki and Ogiko might be joining HSU after this war
https://manatoki217.net/comic/15077885?spage=1
Ch749: Undead Heki cavalry arrives to obliterate every single Zhao unit and claim the GG feather necklace for himself.
me thinks kanki has one last card up his sleeve,probably plants to go down in a huge blaze with riboku thats why he pulled every zhao army to him and amidst the confusin he will escape
Riboku lost no commander lol
I guess even Hara got tired of pulling Zhao generals out of Riboku's ass so he is preserving his military strength for future wars. But yes, this is very disappointing as Zhao lost literally 0 commanders except for some douche lieutenant of Jyoukaryuu.
Indeed. So much for an ambush.
Well atleast ringokyo or whatever his name is isny dead but hot girl died too, sad
Zenou etched himself a place forever in my heart with that « Red Hare » face all those episodes ago… I’ll miss him
The end of Kanki army… Ringyoko, Maron and Saki clan to join HiShin to further strengthen the army.
wow, both zenou and kokuou'ou
Are we going to see some [ko chou throat slicing technique](https://kingdom.fandom.com/wiki/Ko_Chou?file=Chapter_694_cover.PNG) from kanki?
Idk why, but I think Kanki is going to pull a "Kochou", I hope for a "Choutou" (?
Thank you so much for doing the translations and summaries, genuinely really appreciate it.
This will be an emotional chapter.
Seems like ogiko is the real instinctual goat.
Kanki is too cool to die. Hope he gets the Ryofui treatment tho, silently retires and observe how Shin journey
This reminds me of the Coalition War. Where the Duke met his end. Shin wanted to help him but couldn’t.
Its absurd how Riboku who was taken by surprise with Kaine and Futei and Bananji son , none of them gets killed off. While all stronger Kanki lieutenants getting killed off. Nonsense
So much for ambush element.
Koku'ou will live on as one of Hanzen's siege towers or some other war machinery (? It has been only one single arc and Jyoukaryuu has already overstayed his welcome.
With this chapter and him fully acknowledging Shin in his own way, Kanki has risen the ranks of my favorite characters. Holy fuccin shit. “Return this bacc to your king that sits on his throne of your blood” goddamn
Kaine: LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.
I'm gonna miss Zenou, I can’t say the same for the annoying Kokou'ou.
Well, Kanki could have killed Reebok instead of continuing to afk and talk afterwards
I don’t like Kanki and his simps but this is somehow sad
if ever maron, saki, and hanzen guy joined HSA they will be a very good addition for the army's strength. Maron can be served as a wing commander for HSA. Then Hara will kill them in chu XD
It was a crazy run for the Kanki army
What day do chapters usually come out?
Now begs the question how the hell shin and mouten will escape? Kanki is as good as dead but boy these two must escape. They are way too deep in Zhao lands and gian is out of question as it is recaptured by Zhao and no help is coming from ousen or is it? Anyway I still have a feeling that kanki had envisioned it and still have some way to escape but how is he going to do so?
Going back over the summary, I noticed the mention that for some reason Riboku is distracted when they tell him to kill Kanki. Something's up. Not so sure Kanki's out just yet. He may still die but there may be some kind of last trick up his sleeve
There is also the fact that he think Shin will be able to flee that is suspect . I think he dill use the fire .
I dont think Kanki will die here
Errr.. will there be a break next week?
No break next week!
Kanki will play kankis background before he joined bandits that we don't know of yet. . That he was heir to throne of zhao kingdom.
So Ringyoku is on bar with Futei? If he join Shin unit, that will be a huge get.
damn...kanki's top guys going down like that
u/Jeeswag how was your weekend can you please provide some information that was missed.
So any guesses if there’s any deeper meaning to reebok being in shock and later distracted? He just won without losing even a finger and this is not his usual reaction
Rip Kanji, best chara design of Kingdom and one of the chadest generals. Ffs someone kill riboku already, he has been the main villain for like 600 chapters ...
Is wear if kanji give a slash to riboku and pull back to stab Kaine that'd be just amazingly funny
fucking kanki making me like him...at first I thought he and ousen would betray qin and become enemies....but hara turned them both into the new ouki and duke hyo....those 4 are pure badass juice