Peps' Reading List: Weekly Manga Update

Here's this week's manga update from my reading list.

Spoilers ahead!  This post contains detailed summaries.  So if you would prefer to read them yourself, please visit your favorite scanlation sites, or buy the manga to support the mangakas.


Fairy Tail  Chapter 265: The Flower Blooming Capital, Crocas

The capital of the Fiore Kingdom, Crocas, prepares to hold the annual Dai-Matou Enbu in the Domus Flau.  The members of Fairy Tail arrive at Crocas, still feeling the effects of tapping the "Second Origin", with the exception of Erza.  They meet up with the rest of the guild led by Makarov.  They aim to reclaim the top spot after the guild suffered in last place for the past years.  The team of the guild are composed of Natsu, Gray, Erza, Lucy and Wendy, since Gajeel and Laxus have yet to return.  Levi discusses the rules, which includes returning to the assigned lodgings by midnight, prompting some of the members to explore the town before the alloted time.  Leon arrives to challenge Gray, betting that Lamia Scale will get Juvia as a member if they win the Dai-Matou Enbu.  Meanwhile, Natsu, Lucy and Happy meet Sabertooth's Sting and Rogue, who ridicule Natsu for being a dragon slayer that can't defeat Acnologia, claiming that they would defeat the dragon because they are the true dragon slayers.  Their Exceeds Flo and Lector tell them about the different dragon slayers.  The first generation are those who were raised by dragons like Natsu, Gajeel and Wendy.  The second generatio uses embedded dragon lacryma, like Laxus.  The third generation are both raised by a dragon and have the lacryma embedded in them, which Sting and Rogue belong to.  They also tell Natsu that in order to become a true dragon slayer, they killed the dragons that raised them.  12:00 approaches.

History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi  Chapter 459: A Heartless Opponent

Kenichi and John are captured by Jenazad, with Kenichi expressing regret that his tekou have been taken and relief that they didn't take Miu's hair clips.  As he asks John to use them to unlock their bindings, the man who pretended to be Jenazad's father and Hartini arrive to take Kenichi to Jenazad, forcing him to leave behind the hair clips with John.  As they walk, Hartini tells Kenichi Jenazad's plan for Miu.  Kenichi meets Jenazad, not realizing outright that the young man is the Demon God Fist.  Jenazad calls out to Miu as Bulu and instructs her to kill Kenichi, which he claims is her only path.  Even as she says his name, Miu attacks relentlessly.  Despite the different movements, Kenichi is saved from extreme damage because of his training with Miu before.  However, as Miu attacks with all her strength, Kenichi decides to use the Ba style memory recovery technique and grabs her breasts.  Unfortunately, the move just prompts Miu to attack him with more force, finally pinning him to the ground with punches.

The World God Only Knows  Chapter 172: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
After the initial shock at meeting Katsuragi, Ayumi is angered at the sight of him.  Katsuragi tries to figure out how he can proceed with the conquest, but before he can say anything, Ayumi runs away.  Katsuragi strengthens his resolve to capture her heart, as he remembers the runaway spirits eager to break free and that only the goddesses can probably do anything about it.  Ayumi finally stops running, but is surprised to find Katsuragi already there.  She tells him to apologize to Chihiro and that she doesn't want to see his face anymore.  She leaves to help at an outdoor restaurant as a waitress.  She is surprised to find Katsuragi there serving as the master and impressing everyone with the delicious coffee, despite everyone's surprise at his last minute participation in the class activity.  Taking opportunity of a moment when no one can overhear, Ayumi tells him again that she doesn't want to see him and that her anger grows as she looks at him more.  Katsuragi tells her that her anger is better than being forgotten by her.  Katsuragi decides to make a move, which Ayumi tries to stop, creating an awkward scene that is witnessed by Chihiro, who just arrived.  Chihiro wishes Ayumi luck and leaves, leaving Ayumi and Katsuragi to finish their duties at the activities.  At one point, Ayumi tells Katsuragi to never talk to her again.  Katsuragi gives up on confessing, realizing that increasing her affection might not help in the conquest.

All images courtesy of Manga Stream and Manga Fox.

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