Chapter 216 Discussion and Chapter 217 Predictions

[Slay CLay]

The Raws are out!

Translations by Imperialscans: http://reader.imperialscans.com/read.../0/216/#page/1
http://www.d-gray-man.com/manga/D.Gray-Man-Chapter-216


That was pretty quick. So what do you guys think?

[Tikki]

Wow that came out a lot quicker than I'd hoped! Going to read it now.

...

What!? *reserves the rest of my feelings for later, don't want to spoil it*

My thoughts:

Because my siblings just don't understand, they seem to see this chapter in boring, dispassionate ways, failing to notice the subtle emotion triggers that I notice. I have the urge to write down my thoughts page for page.

Yay! *happy dance*

Page 2: Whoa! O_O Good job Tim.

Page 3: Hmm... Allen looks really... scary. Is that past!Allen in glasses? Seeing Allen in a tie always made me think he was someone else. *Mind wanders to every other time he wore a tie instead of a ribbon*

Page 5: Tim! D: The netherworld insects look cool, way to go Kanda! *worried about Tim, but it's okay, he can regenerate!*

Page 6: Oh crap, he's got holes in him.

*Enjoys the art*

Page 7: Timcanpy, you'd better fix yourself by the next page or so help me I'll kill that apo monster.

Page 8: *Relief mixed with concern because a lot of attention is given to his recovery ability and that's never a good sign.*

*Enjoys the art some more*

Page 12: Oh interesting, you called Tim a puppet. *Has a habit of taking mental notes every time the term puppet is used*
Page 13: Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap, leave him alone~ D:
Page 14: No, stop, not the tongue. urgh... Oh, now I know for certain Cross made Timcanpy... Wait, why are you talking about weakness and what are you planning to do with that!?
Page 15: AHHH What is that!? No seriously, what is that?!

Page 16: Kanda is so badass
Page 17: *Just enjoys the story some more*
Page 18: Kanda! ...your face is pretty.... *notices apo in the panel below* O_O No no no no no no no no *begins screaming about not wanting to turn the page and this is bad, very very bad, you leave my Tim alone you *!@#$^%& Stop! Someone save Tim! Oh please, I don't want to turn the page, someone help him.*

Page 19: NO! *sob at the shock of the first panel which felt like a dagger in my heart.*
Page 20: Tim...?! That panel with the clotheslines looks so silent and lonely, and for some reason seeing the Earl's top hat scared me more than I'd ever imagine, and at the same time for a split second I thought of Mana beneath that hat.
Page 21: The most chilling page I've seen in a long, long time. Super creepy, I'm so excited to see how Hoshino will follow up on it next chapter.

Page 22: *more sobbing* Tim... Tim... is that... blood?
Page 23: O_O It's Pride... or the thing from FMA.

Lets just say, I earned some very concerned looks from my sister around page 18.

[Koenig]

Now to wait for the translation.

[Slay CLay]

Imperialscans just finished translating it and I put it up with my first post. I'll go and make it clearer now...

[Koenig]

*reads chapter*

SPOILER ALEARTS!

What did Apocryphose use to hurt Tim, that could not have been dark matter...could it?
also...more notably...
"D Gray man is on break next month"

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[Koenig]

Will the earl help fight Apocryphose in the next chapter...Or if he will just get in the way. Also...is Tim dead? And Kanda, what has happened to him? will he forget Apocryphose as well? I guess we will find out in the next chapter. (Hey!I should be hired as a preview narrator!)

[kanna]

ROFL! You totally should, Koenig. Your post has that Announcer-ish tone to it.

Poor Tim! Poor Kanda! I don't want him to lose his memory like Link did.

Damn, I wonder if there's any chance seeing Apo again will help Link remember. I was gonna put Link bursting in to save the day out of nowhere in a fanfic I'm writing right now. I hope he does that in the manga too! ^_^;

So yeah, to reiterate, I'm hoping both the Earl and Link will somehow help ward off Apo. The Earl has been looking for Apo after all, right?

*edit*
Wish I knew how to get Japanese raws. I can't read Chinese.

[Koenig]

My main question is what did Apochyphose use on Timcanpy!? A colored picture of it would help clear things up, as it was pretty hard to understand from the pictures in this chapter...



"The only thing that can destroy you"

WHAT IS IT!? I originaly thought it could be dark matter because of those dark hands engulfing tim... (which on a side note, reminds me alot of the Alchemist's gate from FMA...)

Upon further consideration though, I don't think it can be dark matter (Because tim has been destroyed so many times by akuma)
It cant be innocence because Apochyphose's original attacks would have killed Tim.
For a second I thought it was the heart, but there is no way Apochyphose would have just left that in Tim...

MORE QUESTIONS AGAIN!!!

[kanna]

It could be pure dark matter, actually. It's the only thing that makes sense to me right now. And Apo being able to store dm inside himself could explain some things (like how warped he obviously is).

lol... so THAT'S what it reminded me of... the alchemy gate... XD

[Koenig]

Its either pure dark matter, or something entirely new to the story. But what are those hands? Traditionally dark matter seems to leave pentacles, but these seemed "Alive" and were engulfing Tim from the outside (And possibly from the inside as well)