In chapter 246, Isidro realizes that Mule is looking for Schierke, so he tries to mislead him and quickly runs off toward the harbor. Meanwhile, Schierke meets Sonia, who immediately recognizes her as a witch. The two surprisingly connect over feeling like outsiders among ordinary people, and Sonia tells Schierke a strange story about a…
In chapter 245, Schierke follows a strange black spirit through Vritannis and discovers where it came from: a gallows holding the bodies of many Kushan slaves. By touching one of the ropes, she briefly sees the man’s memories and learns that he was taken from his home and sold into slavery. Shocked by what she…
In chapter 244, Guts and the group finally reach Vritannis, a huge city filled with soldiers and mercenaries from many different nations. The busy atmosphere reminds Guts of his days with the Band of the Falcon, while Serpico explains the different armies gathered there. Schierke struggles with the noise and crowds, and Isidro accidentally upsets…
In chapter 243, Schierke finally manages to pull Guts back from the Beast of Darkness, helping him regain control of himself. Guts realizes how close he came to hurting his own companions and feels ashamed. The group then notices that the mysterious Moonlight Boy has disappeared from the beach. Meanwhile, the Kushan sorcerer Daiba learns…
In chapter 242, Guts completely loses himself to the Beast of Darkness and sees the world around him as a sea filled with monstrous mouths. He kills the makara and then turns on the remaining crocodile creatures, frightening even his own companions. As Guts moves toward the group, Schierke desperately tries to bring him back…
In chapter 241, a huge sea creature called a makara attacks the group, trapping them between it and the cliff. Serpico tries to strike it but is knocked away, while Schierke discovers that a Kushan sorcerer on a ship is controlling the creature. Guts then takes on the makara, but the Beast of Darkness starts…
In chapter 240, the crocodile-like familiars continue attacking the cabin while Guts, Serpico and Isidro hold them off. One creature gets past them and reaches Farnese, Casca and the Moonlight Boy, but the boy simply looks at it and somehow makes it retreat. Schierke completes her protective ritual and creates a barrier around the cabin….
In chapter 239, a strange fog rolls in around the cabin, and Guts’ Brand starts bleeding, warning the group that something is approaching. A group of crocodile-like creatures attacks, but Schierke realizes they are familiars being controlled by magic users. Guts, Serpico and Isidro fight them while Schierke prepares a powerful protective spell. Guts struggles…
In chapter 238, Casca wanders onto the beach and finds a mysterious black-haired boy standing in the water. She immediately becomes attached to him and wraps him in her cloak. When Guts and the others find them, the boy seems especially comfortable with Casca but avoids Guts. Later, the boy climbs onto Guts, and when…
In chapter 237, Schierke mourns Flora while sitting beside the sea, and Guts quietly comforts her. Later, the Skull Knight appears and warns Guts that continued use of the Berserker Armor could gradually damage his senses and body. He also reveals that he once wore the same armor and had a close connection with Flora….