Ok, after months of waiting and whole two chapters we still didn’t see any Mik and Fei development but those few pages perhaps told us, or at least hinted, a few things that can be considered somehow important.
The first one is, Fei still does not give two cents for Mik :( Whatever magic Mik tried doing in bed seemed like it didn’t work. Fei still sees him as a convenient figure that he can use when he needs it. As much as I hoped that Fei may started to have some romantic feelings for Mik, that is still not the case. I don’t like it, but it is what it is, considering he gave Mik’s name without taking a minute to think. So I guess Mik will have to work much harder to have Fei look at him as a potential love interest.
Now, I don’t blame Fei for giving Mik’s name to Aaron considering the situation he was in, but the fact that he didn’t think even twice and didn’t look guilty at all, tells me that if Mik’s wants Fei he still have a long way to go.
I would love to see these two together, but for now this ship is still not leaving the harbor, sniff :(
Second thing that is less about Fei but more Mik related is the scars on Mik’s back. After seeing Aaron using whip on Feliong, I am almost sure that he was the one that engraved them on Mik’s skin. The face expression that Aaron makes when Fei says Mik’s name and that he is the one responsible for the stealing of goods also hints that there is some kind of relationship between Aaron and Fei.
I already said in one post that Yuri might be alive and behind this kidnap and I am glad that is the case because it complicates the situation and brings more drama. I believe Yuri cares for Mik in his own twisted way so I am very interested to see how this will play out. However, on the other hand I doubt that Mik didn’t know that Yuri is a part of that Russian anti-government group. In other words, Mik is playing a game with all of them in a way, Fei included, but the real question is - what are his intentions and motives. I don’t think he plans to betray Fei, but I highly suspect that he planned to go all out on his uncle.
I guess Mik will learn from Yuri that Fei is being kept as a prisoner and he will also learn that Fei already spilled the beans that Mik was behind stealing goods. So what will Mik’s reaction be? Angry with Yuri? Angry with Fei? Disappointed? Or maybe even upset with the situation that he is currently in. Though it is hard for me to imagine him to be unsettled, considering that he always act nonchalant, even in the presence of danger. Remember when Asami pointed his gun on him?
On the other hand, I wonder how long he will let Fei press his buttons. He was not much happy when he figured out that Fei would go to bed with him to save Asami and he won’t be happy to learn that Fei told that Russian group about his involvement with stolen goods.
At this point, he is not obligated anymore to honour the deal, but I don’t think that he will sit with his legs crossed and let Fei be tortured. He still likes him too much to let that happen :)
Damn it Fei, just acknowledge that gorgeous man already and give him a chance :)
Feilong Aaron’s story about Mikhail’s involvement in the theft of goods doesn’t disrupt the deal between Mikhail and Feilong. There was no agreement about silence. Although Misha, of course, will not be happy about this situation.
Hmm, that stands. Mik got Fei for a night so now it should be his turn to deliver on what they agreed. However, after being discovered he is now in disadvantage so it is not that easy for him to act. Still, after seeing Yuri being part, if not maybe even a leader figure, of the Russian anti government group, I have doubts that Mik planned to deal with them the way Fei wanted him to deal with them. But at this point it is really hard to tell what is on Mik's mind. I don't see him go all Rambo on Yuri and his group. To me it looks like he will be angry that Fei is being kept as a prisoner and tortured but he will try to negotiate the situation instead of using violence.
Sensei wrote that herself at the end of the 9th volume (if I'm not mistaken). Something bad will happen to Mikhail.
If he has hidden information from Fei on purpose, I hope he regrets it immediately and goes to rescue Fei (even if it will cost him a lot, obviously I don't want him to die in the process)
That would actually make a lot of sense. If I am not mistaken, he is the only character that got unscratched till now and got things going his way. There is a big chance that he will go through some major ordeal for Fei, and that will maybe push their relationship to be more than one night stand. *keeping her fingers crossed* :) But I would really like Mik to save Fei, and not Asami. Fei needs someone who will cherish him, not a false hope.
I would like to see that too (Fei getting saved by someone who truly appreciates him) but the problem is that Asami is the main character (if this makes sense). But there's a better option, all of the groups collaborating together to set Fei free, but there's the enigma Sakazaki & Sudou, what is the role of them in this. (⊙…⊙ )
I don't think sensei will put A&A out of plot and plus, sensei hinted that she wanted to move them into a new relationship QwQ. But I totally agree with you.
I would prefer Feilong to save himself and kick off all the bastards. But obviously, this is impossible. He needs help. Best of all, if it will Mikhail. This could be a step towards trust and love. It seems that both Fei and Misha need it.
Though I re-read it three times, I still have problems to grasp Karino's character and his emotions when it comes to Azusa. Ok, it is crystal clear that Karino is turned on by Azusa, but is that it??? At first I thought that he is quite obsessive and possesive when it comes to Azuma but then he throws Inukai at him? 0.0 What was the point of that scene?
He does save Azusa few times but he never punishes the culprits, and looks unaffected. The only time we see him show actual affection towards Azusa is when he tries to clean his injury on his cheek. Don't get me wrong, I ship these two so much, thinking that we will finally see some romantic feelins from Karino, but at the end of the day all we are getting is him insulting Azusa and calling him bitch....
So, do you think there are some romantic feelings from karino at this point or he yet needs to develop them?
Personally I do feel Karino does have feelins for Azusa but he just doesnt know the proper way to show it. After knowing even the tiniest info about Karino's family, needless to say he didn't grew up in a loving family but more of a structured family. Karino has to do this or he has to achieve that because his path was already decided for him. So probably when he met Azusa that is when he sort of malfunction. He wasn't supposed to fall for Azusa but he did. I feel that whenever Karino saves Azusa it is because he gets pissed that Azusa is only supposed to belong to him but he still doesn't treat Azusa fairly because he is in great denial.
Sorry if it doesn't make sense but this is what I am getting so far ╮(￣▽￣)╭
I love that you say "don't get me wrong" as if you were saying something that can be offensive when you basically meant "don't get me wrong, I love the idea of rapists and abusers so much I romanticize them and get off on it"
It's fiction. She can ship whoever she wants. If you don't like the story move on. It's as easy as that.
Congratulations, you managed to get it all wrong. The whole point is, I don't like their relationship if there are no romantic feelings from Karino's end. If it does not turn out that there is LOVE behind it, the story won't work for me.
But anyway, we all know what kind of manga this is and we are reading it, you as well since you are here, so it is a bit hypocritical to point finger at someone.
I find this manga interesting to read so I just hope for more character development because at this point I'm lost on their feelings too it confuses me @w@
Thank you for your opinion :) I loved the *malfunction* part. I am willing to give Karino benefit of the doubt that he indeed likes Azuma, even if it is in some kind of his twisted way. Azusa really needs some tenderness, though he denies it. Look at how he blushes and his defense goes down when karino shows a bit of tender side. After everything that has happened, I would say it is time to see some happiness in Azusa's life.
In chapter 19 he starts the sex thing
I also think that karino likes (or loves) azusa. in the begin azusa was the king and
was a real jerk - so I think karino wanted to 'break' azusas facade(it seems he only wanted to be the king just to monopolize azusa). but azusa is more strong/ stubborn
than he thought. I think the situation is just "out of control" and nobody knows how to slow down. furthermore it feels like... dunno remember the 'strange' teacher? I wonder why the mangaka dropped this part. for me it feels like she is lack of ideas or the puplisher want a diffrent story than her. I loved the story so much from the start but meanwhle ... dunno it feels like "make more messed up shit bec. we get more money"- sorry its just my frustrated opinion.
Yeahhh I wondered what happened to that crazy teacher too but who knows maybe he will reappear again in the next few chapters! I just want my baby Azusa to have some love for awhileeee ┗( T﹏T )┛More interaction between him and his mom would be so adorable too
Why are you reading this if you're not 'getting off on it' in some way? Why bash people for getting involved in a story? I personally loath 'a killing stalking' but I stopped reading and I didn't attack people for liking it...be a grown up and mind ya business.
Ok, Fei wanted to protect Asami, I get that. And he was annoyed that rebels are acting on his teritorry, that is fine as well. But if he already decided to push away Asami from the whole deal and face the rebels, then why did he go directly to Mik instead of trying to deal with them on his own.
Though it makes sense that Fei would seek a partner to bring rebels down because it would be easier that way, Fei does not offer collaboration but asks Mik straightforward to do that alone? Fei is a powerful leader so it feels a bit off that he just wanted to order and pay someone to take care of it. Mik asked him - why me, and Fei evades to answer. So yeah, why Mik? ...aside from the fact that Fei guessed he would be easy to persuade.
Probably because the organization is Russian, and Mikhail is Russian so he should know their capabilities and strengths much better than Asami or Feilong's organizations are able to.
Also Mikhail is technically the one who started all this mess by stealing the goods. He was good and got away with it, but his actions has caused trouble for many parties who have nothing to do with it. Fei is probably thinking that it's only fair that he is responsible for crushing them.
Finally regarding Feilong's power. If we're comparing a Hong Kong syndicate to the Russian Mafia I don't think he's actually that powerful. Feilong's organization dealing with the Rebels on their own is pretty much impossible, they are more powerful than Baishe that's for sure.
If we compare forces, then Baishe is not inferior to either Asami or Mikhail. The Feilong Syndicate is influential in China and throughout Asia. Most likely the forces of Baishe and the Russian mafia are about equal. From a financial point of view, Asami is exactly inferior, but has her own strengths.
It is difficult to judge the reasons for the appeal of Feilong to Mikhail. He definitely needed information about the rebels, which Baishe did not own. And it was needed quickly. And also need to quickly eliminate the threat. Perhaps he does not want to bathe his people in the blood and put the organization at risk.
Feilong already realized that he was dealing with well-trained professionals (military?). Baishe probably has some killers, guards, etc. But most people hardly have the necessary training.
The quickest and bloodless course of action is to make a deal with Mikhail.
Your opinions on this please :) At first I was convinced that he will do what he promised. But the more I think about it I am less sure. Mik is a player, and a very smart one, he carefully prepares his playground before he enters the scene. And we saw how much he was against the idea on taking on the rebels. Yet he agrees in exchange to get his hands on Fei. It is clear that he desires Fei but I would expect him to refuse this offer and continue to hit on Fei, trying to seize some other opportunity to take him to bed.
Basically, I can't see his character doing something so risky and even stupid, since he is highly aware just how much problematic rebels are. He said it him self - to go after them would literally mean risking his life and there is no money to pay him to do that. Still, on the other hand it makes me also think that maybe he will not go against them openly but try pulling something from the shadows, he is very good at that. He seems like a very complex character and I find myself more interested to know about him.
Also, If he planned to betray Fei then how he would deal with Fei later? I didn't get the impression that would be satisfied with one night stand.
Or maybe he is just that crazy and will really go against rebels.
Ah yes, and with Fei being kidnapped, how does that change the whole deal? Or it doesn't change anything?
Did Mikhail intend to honor the deal in the first place? I would say yes. He's been trying for long time to get closer to Fei, I don't see him jeopardize the trust Fei placed in him for no good reason.
Although I'm not 100% on that, simply because it's Asami Mikhail will be saving, not Fei himself. Mikhail doesn't like him, Asami is his enemy.
Fei being kidnapped changes EVERYTHING. If Mik had any hesitations about keeping his promise, there won't be any now.
The rebels are extremely dangerous yes, but not invincible. The reason Mik said there's no merit in him dealing with them was because they don't have their eyes on him. Despite HIM being the one responsible for their troubles not Asami. If you ask me, sooner or later the rebels will find out it's him, and he'll be forced to deal with them whether he likes it or not.
*nods* If Mik goes after rebels, specially now when Fei had been kidnapped then it would definitely be sensei showing us that his feelings are genuine and serious when it comes to Fei and how far he is willing to go for him :)
Hopefully after that Fei would start to acknowledge Mik more and realise how awesome guy he is and we will finally start to see deeper relationship developing between them and Fei finally moving away from Asami. And if that happens I really wouldn't consider Mik as a consolation relationship because, to be honest, for now I don't see Mik being inferior to Asami in anything...
That's exactly what I want to see. It's painful seeing Fei pining for a scumbag like Asami Ryuichi.
I have never seen Mikhail being a 'consolation relationship'. Mikhail being inferior to Asami is only in Feilong's mind. Because Fei has feelings for Asami, and he can't help it.
The only people who make comments such as Asami being 'the Holy Grail' of men are the bitter AxA/Akihito fans. They are jealous that Mikhail has a lot more substance to him than Asami does. His feelings for Feilong are more genuine the AxA's relationship.
They are jealous that Feilong is a great character, and don't want him to be happy. Instead they want him to be alone and pining after Asami till he dies. While their precious Akihito stole 'the prize' he wanted.
Hmm actually most of the time I see that you are the one who make nasty and bitter comments towards AXA fans first thereby instigating a nasty response back. Case in point, no one was mentioning AXA or even disturbing your conversation, even if its just the same few people discussing the same few things but yet you still manage to lash out on AXA and their fans. I think the one who disturbs the peace here is you actually.
I won't attack AxA fans for no reason. It was relevant to my point so I had to mention it. You're disturbing our conversation.
Did you notice I didn't say all AxA fans? I specifically mentioned the bitter AxA fans. I am well aware that the vast majority of AxA fans are reasonable, and have no problem with Feilong and Mikhail.
I am mostly at peace with AxA relationship. After all they don't interfer with MxF. But I will NEVER tell you it's a good relationship becasue it's a lie. The reasonable AxA fans can continue liking their ravishment relationship or whatever it's called. I have absolutely no problem with them as long as they don't attack me or my ship and characters.
No need for anybody to be miserable. Asami should stay with Akihiko and Fei needs to start taking Mik seriously :)
Don't fight good people :) There are four characters and two pairs, so all is fine. Nobody will be left behind, hopefully :)
If only Fei took Mik seriously, all of these four could be happy. Except Yoh... I don't want Yoh to be alone, but I'd rather Fei commit to Mik. Let's see what happens.
I like Yoh, but I ship Fei with Mik. I can't help it, he just seems so right for him.
I feel exactly the same :)
It wasn't relevant to your point at all noone mentioned AXA or Akihito fans. Bring up facts from the manga to drive your point instead of insulting random fans. Does the mere mention of Asami trigger that sort of thing from you? You want to call out only bitter AXA fans then you can also be called out for being a bitter and ridiculous fei long fan. Not all fei fans, just you.
Sorry to the OP for the interruption. Nothing wrong with your discussion at all. If you want to know why fei despite being a interesting character has so few fans to discuss with, its because people like smoothie actively turn people off from fei and mik by constantly insinuating liking AXA is inferior shallow not genuine etc and instigating dispute between both sides. Its unpleasant. I won't say anything else, I just wanted to point out smoothies hypocrisy. Enjoy your discussion.
Just don't come back feigning to be another person. People were in peace here.
Actually there is an anon, (or anons?) who likes to always disturb any Fei conversations the worst way possible. Especially Mik/Fei conversations. They are the ones who mention all the time that Asami is a prize and Mikhail is just consolation, also that Fei is a prostitute and Mikhail is a pimp. So, there are some fans like that...
To stay on topic, Mikhail will honor his deal with Fei, and he intented to do so right from the beginning.
I think Mik does have feelings for Feilong, but he doesn't want to come off too serious, because of his and Fei's position as leader.
So now that Fei is kidnapped, first he will try to solve it without himself getting into too much danger but I have a feeling he will be forced to admit it was him who stole the goods to save Feilong.
After re-reading the Naked Truth arc I am under impression that Sensei was from the start setting Mik's character to end up with Fei.
And today I realised two more reason's why I prefer Mik/Fei over Yoh/Fei. Though Yoh is great guy, and quite hot if I may add, he is to passive. He watches Fei chase after Asami and sleeping with Aki, and he doesn't do anything at all, just watching and inwardly suffering. I know he is in no position to just *jumps* on Fei, but dammit, if you love him then do something :)
SEcond reason is that Yoh is Asami's guy and Fei needs break from Asami. I may be wrong but I think that Yoh won't be ale to say - No, to Asami's demands and will always be in some way controlled by Asami. And Fei needs his own guy, just his, who will only see him and always treat him as his precious number one.
Mik's feeling for Fei might not be as deep as Yoh's at the moment but they are definitely getting there. And if Mik storms in to save Fei, it will mean he is more than serious.
Wow...I like your theory that Mik might end up having to admit what he did to save Fei. It didn't cross my mind but it would be interesting to see how that scenario would play out. I saw somewhere that someone wrote how sensei said something along the lines that Mik might loose something or get himself in trouble in this arc...I am not sure if that is true though
I agree. Maybe not from the start but when she realized how much people like Mikhail. :) The way he appears in the extras as well.
I have the same thoughts about Yoh/Fei. i have nothing against Yoh personally and it is not because he is not as "beautiful" as Mikhail. Yoh is handsome as well, but just like you say, too passive.
Sensei said that in her message at the end of the volume. She only teased about it, but I think it is possible Mikhail will be in trouble. For the story to have some progression other than the rebels just simply find out Mikhail is behind it, Mik needs to admit it. That have also more dramatic effect, and then you will get even more worried for him than otherwise.
Ah, I see, thank you for the info.
Well, I am all for drama as long as it ends happily :) Throughout the story Mik was always one step ahead, I guess it is time he finds himself in a bit of trouble.
Yoh is a strange character, while Mikhail is consistent.
Yoh is first introduced as a subordinate of Fei, then develops into a traitor who actually works for Asami relaying back information which sabotaged Fei's position. THEN it turns out he loved Fei all along. You'd think the moment he realized he loves Feilong that he would turn his back on Asami, but no, he stays loyal to Feilong's enemy and only when he's found out that he confesses his feelings.
His feelings for Fei are also strange, he's happy to stand on guard while the person he loves is sleeping with another man, Mikhail, his rival for Fei's heart. That's just... Yoh is basically a 'cuck'.
On the other hand Mikhail has been obsessed with Feilong from the beginning. His introductory scene showed him invade Baishe HQ just to see if Fei was hurt.
Mikhail's character has only ever thought Fei was beautiful and liked him, that fact about him is one of the most consistent aspects of VF. Unlike Yoh's love for Fei, which in my opinion was an afterthought.
It's so cute how you think there's just one Anonymous. While posting anonymously.
There are more than four characters and so far there is only one pair but we'll see how it all shakes out. YA also said in that message that she likes Yoh and Fei's relationship, so if it goes that way, she warned everyone.
"I won't attack AxA fans for no reason." Proceeds to attack AxA fans.
Don't be this bad with Yoh. He's one of my favorites. I think more that Yoh betraying Fei is Yoh betraying Asami because he got that "mission" (take care/ take a look to Fei) from Asami and not the other way around. ^^
The same old anon troll back in the topic as usual :)
I know right. Coward anon is trying to be disruptive because we're discussing characters and relationhips they don't give a toss about. They should mind their own business, or make a topic about things they care about.
Sorry LL. I'm just saying what I see.
The bottom line is that Yoh valued his relationship with Asami more than his relationship with Feilong.
I understand Yoh loves Fei but Fei TRUSTED him and Yoh still betrayed him. Trusting someone isn't easy, especially someone who has been hurt in the past like Feilong.
I think Yoh got the idea of exchanging the deed for the hostage because in a way he wanted to protect Fei and wanted him to come clean and didn't lose face (exchanging something valuable for an hostage is business not a personal matter). I think he was really worried when Asami told him: 'Do you think I'm going to let him (Fei) go off easily?'
What Yoh did with the deed didn't protect Fei at all, it weakened him as a leader. What looks weaker? Losing a hostage or losing the deed? The deed is way way more valuable than Akihito is.
Maybe he wanted Fei and Asami to come clean with each other, but it wasn't any of his business. He should have done the sensible thing and ended the crisis by giving Akihito back to Asami.
Instead the choice he made was a terrible one for every party. Mikhail, who got finally got a good opportunity to acquire the deed/and interact with Feilong, is the only one who benefited.
Hmmm..It is not clear if she was referring to romantic relationship or just relationship in overall. But I assume it is the second one because Fei and Yoh are not romantically involved, not yet anyway. But yeah, it would not surprise me if she went with Yoh in the end, though I would still prefer Mik.
Fei was already ruining his image among his own men by kidnapping someone for personal reasons (nothing like money to gain from it), at least Yoh made the matter look "decent" before the eyes of Fei's men. This is what I think.
Yoh was in such ungrateful position back then...spying on Fei for Asami, while being at the same time in love with Fei who is f....Asami's lover. Poor baby :(
The "deal" may have already been changed by Feilong being kidnapped . If the Rebels took him Mikhail has no other choice but to enter. Esp. if they suspect he betrayed them. Also this could very well force him to work with Asami to get Feilong back with the men of Baishe and Yoh.
What kind of emotion do you think Fei has at the moment for Mik. He is definitely not in love with him, he still didn't show that he cares, but it is possible that he is at least slightly attracted to him? To be honest, I can't imagine Fei going into bed with just anybody for the sole reason of having rebels crushed. And he agreed quite fast. Even Mikhail got confused, his face expression was priceless :D Which brings me to the second question...Did Fei go to Mikhail because he knew that he could persuade him, if not with his money then with his body and charm, to take down the rebels? How much is he actually aware of Mik's desire for him????
Fei is really aware of Mikhail's interest. When he went to the hotel he was almost sure of what would be asked from him, Im sure. ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶
He did not do it to crush rebels. He did to save Asami. That is the importance of it that he would go so far to save Asami because he still love him with all his heart. He went to Mikhail because he very much knows that Mikhail wants him. Mikhail has not been subtle so Fei knows he can use Mikhail's interest in him. I do not feel Fei has any care for Mikhail at this point. His eye is on Asami still.
hmmmm....judging by what we saw till now, what you say has a lot of sense. But I would really like in the continuation of the story to see Fei moving on. Though Asami cares for Fei, it is crystal clear that Aki is Asami;s number one person and that won't change. Having Fei still chasing after Asami would make him look like a third wheel and would degrade his character. And he deserves more than to be just one more person craving after Asami;s love
Though I really wanted to see Fei and Misha kiss during that sex scene now I am glad that it wasn't drawn. Oh I am pretty sure that Mikhail wanted to kiss Fei and that he did that. From what we saw Fei was quite compliant with Misha's wishes in bed. So I don't see him refusing the kiss. But the kiss is more intimate. That's way I believe we will see again Fei and Misha in bed, when their relationship isn't just a pure transaction, but feeling are got involved and then we will have the kissing scene because then it will have more meaning :)
I can't help but be under the impression that the sex scene between Feilong and Misha happened for a reason just before Fei got kidnapped. It is obvious that Mikhail likes Fei but we still don't know how much. For now, it looks more like deep attraction. But after that sex scene, it might happen that Mikhail starts to think about it as something more. It would be little unexpected maybe if he run to Fei's help before they slept together, but I can now totally imagine it.
Accepting the deal, Misha showed how much he craved for Fei and I assume he will want him back...in his bed again if possible :D It was quite cute how he got all confused when Fei actually agreed to his roposal to sleep with him. Mikhail was totally against taking on the rebels, and for a good reason. To stay out of their way would be smart and he is a smart guy, but he still accepted it when he got offered Fei as a prize.
So, how will he find out that Fei got kidnapped? I don't think it will be Yoh, though I wouldn't mind. It is more likely that one of his spies will inform him.
As for who kidnapped Fei....hm, hm, hm...after re-reading the manga I can't help but think that Yuri is involved somehow. We are not sure if he is dead as we never saw the body. Most logical would be that it is the rebels but perhaps there is more than that. Maybe somehow Yuri is involved with them so it is both Yuri and rebels. Of course I might be completely wrong but I have a feeling that we will see Yuri involved in this incident.
There are spies everywhere I bet. You know, perhaps in Mikhail's suite there was a hidden camera placed somewhere.
Awww, when Mik says - ''not to mention, I promised you''. He has such a love struck face expression ...<3
I thought he looked dejected in that panel. u_u
I especially liked the next panel where he was blushing, and his men's "eh?" faces
he did a bit, but at the same time you can see he is in looooove ^^
yeah, the next one was hilarious :D
He blushed and giggled. Misha in the land of dreams is very funny!)))