hadn't realised I was reading That kind of comic

What do you think, who will be the final villains?

Maybe Queen Victoria will be a negative character in like in the anime?

Could London burn down like in the anime?

I've answered asks like this a few times.

Basically, I still expect the big bads to be Queen Victoria and John Brown, much like the queen and Ash Landers/Angela Blanc were in s1. But I doubt it would include London burning down.

I do, however, expect/hope that Tower Bridge is discussed as part of the reason the Phantomhives were attacked. Because I think that Vincent wasn't as helpful as the queen wanted when she asked for money and workers... and after the attack, the estate was relinquished to the crown, and she moved funds and people from the estate into the bridge project. Which points back to what our earl says (ch85) about how long it's taking to build the bridge -- that humans have priorities. I think that Vincent focused on other priorities, while the queen wanted all the needed resources for the bridge right away... since the bridge was historically dedicated to her dead husband, Prince Albert. There are other clues about this, like the timeline itself for the bridge project in the manga (ch85 again, see below), as well as Vincent saying (ch132) that bridges and ditches take a lot of money and help (manpower).

Sebastian points out in ch85 that the project plans were approved around when the earl was born, so 1875. Then he says construction didn't actually start until 3 years ago. This discussion is in 1889, so construction started in 1886. Well, the twins were born in 1875, and Vincent's priorities were his pregnant wife, the expected child, and their estate's prosperity. The attack happens December 14, 1885, and the demon contract is made ~Jan 20, 1886. Then construction "magically" begins around the time that our earl is working to regain the estate under the Phantomhive name. Vincent had previously (ch132 again) warned Francis/Frances that if he didn't have an heir who could run the estate, they might have to relinquish the property to the crown. That's exactly what happens between the attack itself and our earl officially becoming Earl Phantomhive. Our earl officially gets the earl title on March 17, 1886 (ch63). In the letter the queen sends to our earl, she even confirms that the estate and title were in her hands until it could be returned to the Phantomhives (or bequeathed to another family).

Though there is probably more than one reason for the attack on the Phantomhive family, I theorize that a big part of it is essentially a money (and labor) grab by the queen.

If Xie Lian wanted to hide the Brocade Immortal, he would turn it into an extremely inconspicuous and normal-looking hemp robe and toss it in the mortal realm, but still keep an eye on it from afar. Normally, not many would want to buy such a coarsely-made robe. However, the life Xie Lian led couldn’t be said to be normal, and he himself had been wearing the same worn-edged cultivation robe for the past several years; the money he had could only afford such clothing. Besides, as long as the clothing kept him warm and was clean, that was all he asked for, and he wasn’t picky. In addition, he was the kind of person who possessed the incredible ability to pick out the most dangerous article of clothing in the big discount bin, out of countless other pieces of clothing. Thus, in self-congratulating cheer at the major discount, he bought and brought home that legendary Brocade Immortal.

It's okay, Iris. I've heard the same thing from my friends and family.

I’ve seen this term literally everywhere but to this day it’s still very difficult putting drifting into words in my head. I genuinely don’t understand the difference between techniques even with so much watching and playing.

I imagine though that this is impressive because it was her speed in the entry that carried her exit? still hard to conceptualize, but very cool

tenma’s power.... how he alone made me appreciate napes

cutesy cutesy

also i totally forgot miyuki was leaving the school early.. wow they really are running out of time then?

Everybody has their own beds but nobody wants to be too far away from Nami. I love that they do this but I especially love that she got to see it. Nami spent a long time suffering alone, so knowing she's surrounded by care like this is really important for her.

“Don’t go.”

levis last character arc isn't killing zeke, it's trying not to cry post thunderspear explosion (or working himself up to it, probably)

I don't know if you've already mentioned this in any of your posts about Tower Bridge, so hopefully I'm not repeating the same idea back to you, but there's a detail I feel supports your theory regarding Queen Victoria reallocating the Phantomhive resources to that project. It's the abandonment of the Phantomhive estate and land.

I was reading this post and it occurred to me that the Phantomhive manor not being in use when O!Ciel returned with Sebastian is a sign that Queen Victoria didn't care about the Phantomhive's property so much as their other resources. O!Ciel returned to his manor in the same state it was left in during the attack, and Sebastian fixed it. Perhaps Victoria sent someone there at one time, but it seems to have been abandoned throughout the twins' captivity. Furthermore, O!Ciel and Sebastian were able to use the manor in secret for a time. No one came to check on the place until their presence was known.

I find this to be a reasonable sign that Victoria only had use for their other resources. Or none of them, but I feel your theory about her using the Phantomhives' resources is more plausible than that.

Left to decay

I've talked about it before but not with much detail.

Not only was the manor itself left in ruins, but the roads apparently needed repairs. Bridges, too, and getting trenches re-done. All the work that had been done while Vincent was there (ch132) was left to deteriorate. Only a couple months, probably, but weather and constant use will create a lot of wear and tear to roads and bridges. The roads are probably mostly dirt/gravel anyway, and those need constant maintenance to keep ruts from forming where the wheels usually roll along. And erosion, debris, etc. will start to refill trenches. Besides, we don't know what repair/building/digging projects were still just in the planning phase when Vincent was killed.

Some of the estate dwellers were still on the property, like the old man who was probably deemed too old and infirm to work on Tower Bridge, as well as some of his grandkids, who were too young/not skilled enough. I imagine that the vast majority of people who stayed would have been too old, young, or weak to be of much use to the queen.

Our earl might have found out that some of his residents left to work on the Tower Bridge project in London, but he might have figured they left simply because there were better work opportunities in London and elsewhere; he might have not known the queen relocated them... and allocated them. Or, if he knew the queen had used funds and resources (people), he might have automatically accepted it since Phantomhive Manor and the surrounding estate was in such a sorry state of affairs. It had been relinquished to her, so she had "every right" to do with it as she pleased. It's probably just never occurred to him she could have caused this to happen, with the intent to take the money and move people around.

He probably hired more people on as soon as he could. Perhaps a few previous residents returned once they found out it had been restored. And he made repairs as soon as he could, in order for the workers to transport their goods to market with ease again. Even in ch120, that old dairy farmer we see again and again is praising him for repairing those roads.

Even now, there are some younger adults, but a lot of the residents are very old or very young.

Real Ciel says that it looks like cheap goods from the US were having a negative impact on the sale of Phantomhive estate goods, and that might be true. However, if the workers on the estate had trouble even getting their goods to market, and if the workforce was reduced, the issues were way worse than whatever real Ciel realized.

Rambling about Fairies - Manga Chapter 132

Wish we saw more of these idiots. Sure they were introduced as jokes/spoofs of host clubs and all, but they had potential to become fan-favourites because of their pretty designs, and Mashima didn’t bother. 

Hibiki got some substance with the whole Karen plot, but it just never went anywhere, and now he’s just a Loke but without everything that made Loke interesting. (Which is ironic.) Ren never got anything, he just got paired with Sherry and that was it. To this day I’m still grasping at crumbs of Eve being a former Rune Knight and desperately wanting to do something with it. 

I do really like how all of them are so distinct to each other despite being initially  personality-less trope characters. They have well-separated design silhouettes, even in the subtle things like the different ways they wear the same suit. The potential for further character progression was there, but all that went out the window in GMG. As usual, it saddens me.. They’re such a fun bunch.

Also to note, Ichiya actually does match with the theming of the Trimens. They have those useless titles of ‘hundred nights’, ‘holy nights, and ‘silent nights’, and Ichiya is the ‘one night’ as a pun on his name, because he’s the number one.

I find it cool that Ichiya’s magic perfumes are right there on a belt that slightly goes against the suit aesthetic. Unlike the Trimens he’s a holder type, so I like that Mashima makes sure the magic coexists with the playboy element, instead of putting them aside in favour of ‘looking good’. 

I think Isayama is not just Hange, he doesn't care about all veterans except Levi. Oh and EMA. More interested in EMA and Levi

well that's true tho. but it still can't justify the change they made in 132 adaptation. I've worried about the dub will a bit of, but I didnt expect it will that cheerful. just weird. cant stand it.

I'm still so mad about this