Aug 16, 2024
Author's Commentary #127:
Time to talk about Chapter 127: Vampire Slayer.
Rika immediately realized Hilda was in the restaurant and promptly fought her. Though what ultimately determined the outcome was Hilda foolishly destroying her phone earlier. Of course, Rika naturally would have sliced that to bits if Hilda ever tried to use it.
Hilda being a vampire is what explains her advanced age. However, there are also many I.L.U. members with advanced ages that are not vampires. I actually planned for Hilda to try and attack Rika after reforming rather than fleeing, but felt her fleeing would be more in line with her character, as she would want to prioritize getting away. Had her phone been intact though, she might have been able to sneak out a text before Rika offed her. And yes, Hilda truly is dead. Unlike Ookuma though, I.L.U. will find out about her death.
Two final things I'll talk about are some of the characters in this chapter. First up is Wexley who was present in the original, in one of the worst chapters in the series. However, I decided to bring him back, and actually have some plans for him. And finally, the grand reveal that the mysterious red-haired woman was Rize all along. Lets give them their bios.
シュナウズ・ウェクスリー (Schnauz Wexley) is how Wexley's name is written in katakana. His first name is actually a pun on "schnoz" while his surname is a pun on "wax" as I originally intended to name him "Waxley".
His birthday is November 6th. I chose the date at random so there's no greater significance behind why this date is his birthday.
His favorite food is wax food. Yeah, I had to make the joke. In terms of edible food, wax beans, and yes, those are a real food.
撫養 里瀬 (Muya Rize) is how Rize's name is written in kanji. 里瀬 means "hometown" and "rapids", while 撫養 means "comfort" and "nurture".
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).
Her birthday is August 2nd, which she shares with Asahi Saiba from Shokugeki no Soma. Ironically, she's more heavily inspired by Rindo Kobayashi from the same series.
Her favorite food, as revealed in the story, is pljeskavica with spam musubi.
Now that Hilda's out of the picture, things will begin to wind down, and the majority of the story from this point on will likely be slice of life stuff. I'm not sure how many more chapters left there will be, but I still think the series will conclude in August. Though regardless of when it does conclude, I do plan to do something for the series' anniversary on September 23rd.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.
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