Maybe the open-mouthed man is a baseball player who just made a great play and is expressing his surprise or joy. Or perhaps he's a spectator who's shocked by something that happened during the baseball match in the cartoon.
Ruelle has multiple scars on her body from years of abuse by her father. Some are old and faded, others are only 2-3 years old. One prominent scar on her shoulder comes from a childhood incident where her father beat her with a belt for sleeping in the servants' quarters during a blizzard. The scars are a constant reminder of her painful past and are noticed by Alanna, who mocks her for them.
Chapter 151, ", It's So Big, So Green", is the clearest early answer because it turns Green Skin Orcs's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from On the outskirts of the crater, some suspicious debris began to... to He found a communications soldier and sent out a radio communication.... What makes it stick is that the chapter closes with Through the battles, they will select a Green Skin chief, who becomes the leader of the tribe.
If the anime wasn't enough, then hurry up and watch the novel version of " Sword Comes "! The original novel was equally wonderful!
Chapter 173, "Population, Production, Trade", is the clearest early answer because it turns Osenia's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Combined, these places had a population of over a million, which... to Although she was still referred to as a minister, in reality, she....
Chapter 31, ", is it this governor?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Hodgson's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Hodgson indeed did not know that one of their Alliance Council... and closes on Once the conversation reached this point, not wanting a.... The key payoff is that the chapter closes with "I understand!, which gives faction conflict a stronger narrative position and pushes the power growth onward.
Chapter 39, ", The Fire Holder", is the clearest early answer because it turns Gu Hang's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is In fact, up to now, Gu Hang still couldn't be sure whether Yan..., but the pressure keeps building through If it was, then the capabilities of the Primordial Wrath Owl Sect....
Chapter 142, ", New Troops", is the clearest early answer because it turns Gu Hang's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Can we make do with just the 2nd Infantry Division? and follows through with ———— Although it's just one chapter per day, the word count has not....
Chapter 48, "chapters, shall we practice together?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Storm Priests's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The Howling Wind Divine Envoy was dead, left without any human shape..., but the pressure keeps building through The priest that had been blown up by the metal spikes also had no....
Chapter 156, ", Green Skin Campaign Settlement", is the clearest early answer because it turns Green Skin Campaign's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from It seems I'm still too indecisive. to By that time, what he would have to face wouldn't be just a Greenskin....
Chapter 188, ", Roaring Arrival", is the clearest early answer because it turns Pus Spewers's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from can only say we've done our utmost, the enemy won't completely occupy... to Morgan, having realized this, could only return in bitterness,....