Chapter 39: Chapter 39: Cyber Psycho
This is a sweet story where David and Lucy confirm their feelings and identities for each other. In all aspects, it is above excellent level.
Based solely on word and image description, there's no sensational background music or life-and-death crisis.
But it's enough to move people.
Especially after so many chapters, everyone has a deep understanding of David, and even... immersion.
David has been lost in the plot for the past twelve chapters. It's not easy to have a partner to meet and a person he likes.
Everyone hopes that he can have everything he cares about.
Now, the kiss with Lucy in the neon city under the moon is truly an aunt's smile.
Especially the image of the moon and earth, under Ren's kaleidoscope painting skill, the artwork is as beautiful as a photo.
The image of David and Lucy kissing is even more beautiful.
It's like a sweet dream.
However... sweet frosting can sometimes turn into deadly arsenic in the next moment.
Especially the last part of the story, which seems to be marking a flag.
Fan Siwei was very worried, but not for David, who had raised the death flag. He was worried about the female lead Lucy.
After all, how could the female lead of a fantasy work die?
Above all, this manga is aimed at men.
How could anyone draw a manga aimed at men and have the hero die in the end?
However, there are quite a few anime works where the female lead dies.
This is a tragic work, which still worries Fan Siwei greatly.
"No! Lucy must not die!"
The more Fan Siwei thought about it, the more wrong he felt, and he went directly to open the computer and log in to the Akatsuki official website.
Although this "kiss to seal love" plot is very sweet, many, like Fan Siwei, are on high alert.
Lucy must not be in trouble!
There are also many more posts about "Edgerunners" on the Akatsuki manga forum at this moment. In fact, there were many more before; after all, the setting of "Edgerunners" is too powerful and subversive, as mentioned earlier.
The cyberpunk world is full of concerns about the future development of society and a deep humanistic concern.
In particular, the cyberpunk environment itself is anti-capitalist and anti-absolute control.
In the cyberpunk world, technology has become a symbol of power.
After the extreme development of capitalism and mercantilism, the most powerful violent institution in the world has replaced the country.
Large multinational corporations control advanced technology and use it to monitor and manipulate humans.
And the rulers who represent the interests of these companies allow them to be free from any questioning or challenge.
This type of setting is already very popular in Japan.
Before, discussions on manga world forums criticized this distorted world where capitalism has reached its peak, but they rarely cared about the plot itself.
However, recently, with the release of these two episodes, a lot of discussion arose about it.
In particular, Kiwi's inexplicable death in episode 14 made many people think that Ren Amamiya, creator of "Edgerunners", was truly crazy.
In this recent episode, the most popular post title was: "Will the protagonists of "Edgerunners" really die, leaving only the male protagonist?"
As mentioned, fantasy works in this world are not as outrageous as Ren's previous life's "Akame ga Kill".
In the end, all the protagonists, including the male one, were killed, leaving only the female protagonist.
Furthermore, the name "Akame ga Kill" indicates that, although this manga is for men, the female lead Akame is the true protagonist...
So everyone is very worried after reading the latest chapter.
Some readers' replies below are even more exciting.
"If "Edgerunners" really kills the female lead, I won't read this manga!"
"Let's see what happens next... Actually, I'm more worried about older brother Maine wwww"
This person is, obviously, a fan of Japanese manga. After all, the manga world is the older brother of the industry, not to mention Japan.
There are readers in Europe and America, not to mention that they are part of it.
"Maine... well, Maine is a good older brother, but aren't you used to the plot of the older brother's death? It's impossible for me to be deeply moved again."
"To be honest, if it's really a world like Cyberpunk, I can't think of any way to defeat those corporate dogs."
In a world like Cyberpunk, if David doesn't have the protagonist's aura, there's no way.
But David is the protagonist; the protagonist can't lose even if he cheats, right?
Ahhh, I'm so confused. You told me that "Edgerunners" must have a tragic ending, but I really want to keep reading it. Calm down,
I'm already a mature adult reader. I can no longer cry over a manga [expression_sunglasses]
However, this guy with sunglasses expression won't know it.
Someday, his comments and this expression will become a meme.
They will be spread for a long time.
If Lucy died in the end, it would certainly kill the crazy author!
Don't take it so seriously, friend. This is just a manga. You're just like the cyberpsycho in the manga. Not only the forum, but also the main manga fan groups are expressing their concern about the ending of "Edgerunners".
However, Sakura, who had already received Ren's promise, was not worried at all.
She watched the plot with an aunt's smile, without any psychological burden.
She was lying on the bed at that moment, not appearing dignified in front of others, but naturally.
If Mio, Yuki, and other roommates of Sakura were there, they would probably be surprised to see Sakura like this.
It's simply because it's not like Sakura.
Even in the dorm, Sakura is a dignified and polite lady.
However, now she looks more like a...
sloppy... dead woman.
Although she still looks good, her cartoon pajamas are quite lewd and askew.
And that is Sakura's true attitude.
Not even Ren knew it.
If Ren knew, he would suddenly light up and use a famous anime from his previous life to describe Sakura: "Himouto! Umaru-chan!".
However, Sakura is not really like Umaru-chan. She is two completely different people, both in front of and behind others.
Except that at home she seems more casual and reveals her true nature, her personality is the same: a lady from a noble family who knows how to advance and retreat.
However, at that moment, the maid suddenly entered her room and knocked softly.
"Sakura, food is ready. The boss is also eating at home today and invited you to come out and eat together."
Sakura was stunned for a moment, but then replied: "Okay, Tanaka-san, I'm coming right out!"