Desmond doesn't understand what others are thinking, so he may have tried to become a telepath either by using the research that made Anya, or maybe funding the research that made Anya.
Mmmmm it's at times like these especially that I wished the pacing on this manga was a little tighter. I understand what kind of manga it is, and what it's going for (the manga publishing industry do be like that TM) but GOD I WANNA KNOW!!!
That said, if the manga had a really tight schedule with no gaps for breathing we wouldn't have the robust and nuanced world we get , or the slow burn of so many different characters getting to grow as the story goes on, and I really like that so I guess I can't complain too much
I agree that the slow pace of the story has its advantages: it's what allowed the author to build such a complex world, full of incredible characters. But sometimes it seems like things aren't progressing, or not as we'd like, and perhaps that frustration is one of its drawbacks. Even so, I wouldn't let go this manga for anything. It's currently one of the most endearing and best-told stories you can find.
Even though I've been theorizing for over a year that Desmond can read minds, and now I discover, shocked and heartbroken, that I was wrong all this time, damn it. But that's how good this story is. Anything is possible: the spy games, the theories, the intrigues, the suspense, the anxiety, and the unknown... It can all resonate with us readers as well
He might still read minds. Just because he can hear thoughts doesn't mean he understands them.
Impulse purchases are a great example of the variety you can have with your logical processes. For some, the process is automatic and they will only think about it later after the object is in their hands or home for a period of time. Others agonize over the what-ifs of the purchase.
We have the same range for emotions but since there are stronger chemical reactions going on inside (instead of just wanting a hit of dopamine,) we sometimes don't think through those emotions at all in the moment. Someone could have a whole backstory of child abuse and that's why they don't hit any living thing; they don't have to think about it or go through all those memories in a split second for their response to occur.
So Desmond could still read minds but the "gift" hasn't gotten him closer to what he really wants.
I feel more of Desmond being a telepath comes from some past trauma
I feel more of Desmond being a telepath comes from some past trauma like something from his parents. Like his son tries to understand his father. Maybe he has something like that too
It's been a lot of fun to see people theorize. I was in camp "not telepathic" because of his first encounter with Loid early in the manga. If he was telepathic he'd immediately know about Operation Stryx, but also in that moment he responds well to Loid's light parental coaching, which he wouldn't have done if he could hear Loid's thoughts. So I thought maybe the head scar was because he KNEW about the telepaths and was protecting his brain.
But if he was a telepath I was interested to know why he didn't report Loid as a spy immediately after.
A moot point tho, lol.
It was super cool to see Anya really use her telepathic powers. I'm so curious what's under those caps (and why everyone seems to hide them when they do her hair, but no one has mention it) ahhhh I can't wait to find out!!
OMG, I love all your comments! Thank you for sharing them! You're right, it's too soon to abandon this theory; I'm going to keep looking for possible answers.
God I love them so much it's actually a problem
And I find out today that S4 comes out in SEPTEMBER??? So soon, I am so happy!
Would've been a good story is Luso wasn't in it. I hate that man so much, I hate him I hate him I hate him. He's so garbage and I hate that the story just lets him get away with being and absolute piece of shit. I will not be saving this manga is can go jump if a cliff UGH
I really can't get over how the author draws Himemiya's yaeba. It's got a really realistic tinge to it most characters with the snaggletooth look don't usually have. There's a lot about the authors style that I really like (same face syndrome, don't know her) but Himemiya's smile hits different somehow, it lives in my brain rent free
May the author's pillow always be the perfect temperature
FUCK YEAH WE BALL
I just know the next series will be about Araya and hey, I can let go of the past as long as he never sticks his fucking nose into places where it doesn't belong ever again
Damn I did not expect this manga to make me cry like wtf
(The last page isn't real, it can't hurt me, it doesn't exist)
A lot of the time I feel like BL mangas don't always earn their sex scenes. This one EARNED itself a sex scene, so unfortunate it didn't get it, but I am satisfied with crumbs so it's ok
I fucking live the the Yuri development, I want him and Loid to be friends someday
I cannot express the level of word fan I'M about to become I love them SO MUCH! I'd for them, I'd kill for them, I give them my soul, I'd give them my first born child!
Who licenses this in English, where can I get my hands on the physical copies
I wanna know too ToT
I'm in love, I'll give this author all mu money
There are only digital releases on things like Amazon and book Walker, maybe Google books too, but I want a physical book I put on my shelf
TT A TT
It's been nearly a decade since I last read this. Kinda feel like starting from the beginning, but I'm not sure if I wanna sink all my free time for the next two weeks into it....but I probably will anyway