YuYu Hakusho Manga: 060 Knife-Edge Sudden Death!!

It's always been a little funny to me that the term "sudden death" in sports has neither been particularly sudden, nor involved actual death. The one in this chapter might just be the first time I've seen the second part of the phrase fulfilled, though. As for the former part, I very much doubt any of this will be sudden. Knife wounds are kind of notorious for being a slow and painful way to die, and even when more vital areas are targeted, expiration can take a minute or two. Faster depending on where a competitor gets hit, sure. Sudden, no. 

Thanks for reiterating the title, Chu. I knew I could count on you.

Instead of giving Yusuke a knife, Chu stabs it straight into the platform below, them turns and does the same with the other one a short distance away. Observing this, Kuwabara wonders aloud what the guy is up to. Chu instructs Yusuke to take his shoes off and put his right heel against one of the knife edges. When Chu does the same, THIS is the result:

I don't LOVE the look of that. 

Chu tells Yusuke that they are now at the border of life and death, and the only rule is to stay within those bounds, the one who falls outside of them paying with their life. Sounds like the only difference between this and the whole tournament in general is just the smaller amount of space. Chu defers to Koto to give the signal for them to begin, and she hesitantly accepts, no doubt wondering how this dude ended up telling her how to do her JOB. 

Yusuke and Chu are smiling at one another, neither looking the least worried or uncomfortable. They appear to BOTH be in their element. Chu clenches a fist all the tighter, reiterating that this is a brawl of sheer physical strength, and he who beats the shit out of the other wins. I really don't think it's complicated enough to need multiple explanations, man. Either fight or make out already!

The next two pages are dedicated to presenting the results of a character popularity contest with little chibi representations of the characters involved - Hiei was the winner. That's not so surprising, but I'm rather surprised at Suzaku getting sixth place over Koenma and Keiko. WTF fans? Suzaku shouldn't have even been on the list, but if he was, HE should have gotten the honorable mention instead of the Toguro brothers. I mean he was several places ahead of the TOGURO BROTHERS. 

There's no accounting for taste, I guess. 

Rinku is super excited, chirping that Chu is unbeaten in knife-edge sudden death, having a surefire edge in hand-to-hand combat. Which, you know, DUH. Kuwabara is clenching his jaw and fists, but remains uncharacteristically silent, Kurama looking worried on his left, and Hiei downcast on his right. Strangely, in the stands, Atsuko is grinning in anticipation, saying that this reminds her of her SALAD days. Uhhhhh, what the FUCK does that mean??? And ma'am, that's your SON down there. Keiko is smiling nervously at her, sweating bullets in response. 

Koenma glares in silence, the "mystery" team member remains as mysterious and quiet as well. The sponsor of Chu's team nervously calls for him to nail Yusuke, since he's got a lot riding on this match, while Sakyo smokes placidly next to him. A couple of shadowed silhouettes hang out in a doorway, ones I'm not sure I'm supposed to recognize. 

Koto calls for Chu and Yusuke to begin. 

Well, at least I don't need a lot of explanation for THIS. 

Chu punches Yusuke squarely in the chest, knocking the wind out of him. His heel presses into the blade behind it and spurts blood. Chu roars and swings again, but Yusuke ducks out of the way.

This brawl turns into a clouds of blurs, cracks and whacks issuing from them. Off the edge of the platform, Kuwabara watches with teeth grinding with tension, mumbling his horror as the insistent sounds of fists connecting with flesh stream from the scene. He laments that they just keep on pounding in their absolute insanity. Hiei silently disagrees, thinking that both competitors are just waiting for an opening. He estimates the ending will be quick. 

Another roar from Chu as he punches Yusuke across the face. Yusuke wobbles backward, teetering on the edge of collapse, his heel spurting yet more blood as it drives farther onto the blade. Kuwabara cries out in protest against this turn, while Chu throws his head back and announces that opening Hiei had suggested. He rams his head down toward Yusuke with a yell for him to take this, and Rinku identifies this as Chu's signature head-butt in excitement, convinced this will end the match. 

Yusuke freezes, watching Chu's face close in on his own, grimacing for impact. 

That guy wasn't even CLOSE to being this much of a meathead. 

Yusuke and Chu remain like that for one heartstopping moment, all onlookers looking various degrees of tense while they wait to see if the battle will continue or one of them will fall. The two competitors glare at one another, but Yusuke's expression looks vastly more ALERT than Chu's. Chu starts to tip over.

Given the cracks spreading out from Chu's forehead, I'd say it's a safe bet that he's down for the count. 

Kuwabara almost looks disgusted as he wonders aloud if Yusuke really LIVED through that. Yusuke is not just alive, but grinning, telling the unconscious Chu that he forgot humans INVENTED the head-butt. Uhhhh, did they? Are we certain about this claim you've pulled straight from your ass, Yusuke? 

Koto dutifully counts out the seconds Chu has been down, and when she reaches eight, Chu's fist clenches. He's still down when she calls out a ten, though, and declares Urameshi the winner of the match. She also announces his team the winner overall, with a score of 3-1. Kuwabara lets out an aggressive celebratory shout, shaming anyone in the audience who might have thought their team would fold at the start, as if HIS wasn't that match at the beginning that might have given the crowd a false impression of weakness. The rest of the team remains silent, much more dignified, but also strangely tense. 

Rinku runs to Chu's side, calling to him, only to remark that he's out like a light. He puzzles over his unconscious teammate, claiming Chu's head is hard as a rock, and wondering aloud how a mortal's skull could knock him out. 

Not trying to yuck your yum, buddy, but... what the fuck? Rinku stutters in the affirmative, thinking that the "combat junkie" label Koto slapped on this guy doesn't BEGIN to cover it - Yusuke defies description according to this kid. 

Meanwhile, the crowd is PISSED. They're characterizing the Jolly Devil Six as bums who were all talk, angry that they had the audience rooting for them. Are these demonic dudes seriously being Tyra Banks right now??

Awkward.

The stadium is buzzing with angry shouts from demanding blood to a refund. With a disgusted look, Kuwabara calls these fickle, fair-weather demon hordes, but Rinku seems to be taking it in stride, saying they should let these cowards who haven't got the nuts to fight themselves vent. This kid is pretty based. 

Not sure about that reaction, though. 

Surrounded by his surly, mute team, Yusuke yells at the crowd that if they want a piece of any of them, they can come on down. He promises to knock every one of their heads in, one-by-one, asking who's first. Kuwabara amends this promise to include the REST of them, but otherwise remains stoic, which is somewhat out of character for him, lol. Though there are grumbles, no one from the stands takes up this generous offer. Rinku seems in awe of this human, Urameshi, the barely conscious Chu whose arm he's holding stares into nothing. 

It's not long before the humans down in the arena are advised not to get cocky, and save their ferocity for the next round. This coming from the cowardly crowd is truly hilarious. The unfamiliar silhouettes in one of the tunnels leading to the stands are watching the commotion. One of them tells his companion, Karasu, that the braggart screaming at the audience is Yusuke Urameshi and they'll be facing him before long. Karasu asks if that's so, and it seems to him...

Ohhhhhhh, it's the Toguros! Don't know about this guy with the mask and tiny glasses, though. 

So, what did I think of this chapter overall? There's really not a LOT to say here. Yusuke and Chu's battle narrowed down to just regular fisticuffs, and that doesn't present us with new information about them. We already knew that Yusuke was a bit of a nut for fighting, and it was absolutely something one could infer about Chu based on his bar-brawler affect. I will say that it seems like Yusuke is really energetic here despite draining his aura in the first fight he's done for the tournament, but that's probably just because he had that LONG nap beforehand. Refreshed and ready to go!

I suppose it was a good introduction to the new character up in the last panel, and any new readers who might be happening upon this comic late. The scene where the team was all assembled in one place again was fair too. I imagine these mangaka get pretty decent at reiterating basic biographical and plot information in new ways as time goes on, just enough to keep anyone jumping in at odd times. An interesting skill, to be sure. 

Those demonic spectators don't seem as indiscriminate about their gore as they looked at first. Here I was thinking that they would be gunning for any and all killing, but the FOUR deaths on the Jolly Devils' side isn't satisfying to them at all! Interesting that they were so disappointed that it wasn't the humans in particular splattered all over the ring. 

Inuyasha Manga: 359 Hitoukon

Apparently, this chapter title means "Roots", which I hope is someone's name or SOME kind of proper noun. I've never been much of a fan of scanlators keeping random words untranslated, especially when it comes from a language that is not based in the same writing system as the target language. I mean, you took the time to convert the kanji/kana characters into the alphabet, it would be the same amount of work to go the rest of the way and just translate the word. Even when I was learning Japanese for a while, I didn't appreciate this, because it certainly didn't help me learn. It just seems like a flex on the people reading. An extremely SHALLOW flex. 

To be fair, "Root" would be a pretty cute name for a dog. Even a giant wild mountain dog. 

Inuyasha and company are listening silently to the claim that this was definitely some youkai, wearing serious expressions. Afterward, while Inuyasha is on his hands and knees sniffing the ground in the forest, Miroku admits that this probably has nothing to do with Naraku, but he doesn't want to pass it by. Kagome asks Inuyasha how his olfactory investigation is going, and he responds with a hesitant question of whether this is really a youkai whose trail he's following. Miroku makes a surprised noise, and Sango asks what he means. He turns to inform them that there's no smell here except that of a mountain dog. 

A narrow sky transition panel takes us to a village, probably a different one than that which engaged the Inuyasha Crew's assistance. A man in a high lookout post rings an alarm bell, yelling that a mountain dog has come. A mother lunges for her children playing outside, urging to hurry and come indoors, but she only just embraces them when she twists around at an alarming growling sound behind her. 

Holy FUCKING shit! Is THAT what they mean by a mountain dog???

We get a close-up on that branching scar-like thing around this giant dog's eye. Then it suddenly drops the corpse of the woman in its mouth as it lunges for the other woman and her children, who hunches down over the kids to try and protect them from the oncoming threat. Clearly this attack ISN'T just because it's hungry.

A weight on the end of a chain flies straight forward, embedding right in the dog's eye surrounded by that strange scar, before it can reach the mother and children. As you may have seen coming, the other end of that weighted chain, a sickle, soars toward the dog next, a familiar black-clad boy directing it from the chain's center. The sickle slices straight through the dog's neck as it roars, which is pretty impressive, considering how much smaller the tool is than the animal. I really don't know HOW that would be possible without a bigger blade and a lot more force.

But okay, more unbelievable things have happened in this comic, so what the hell. 

Kohaku walks forward silently, saying nothing in response to the mother's stuttered gratitude. She then screams when the severed head of the dog shudders all on its own. It catapults in the air, rocketing off into the distance. Kohaku curses and runs after it, into the forest, keeping his sickle-chain at the ready as he looks around cautiously through the trees. 

Great, he's got the poor kid farming for XP. 

Kohaku twists around at the sound of something coming at him from behind. The head of the dog's head chomps down on Kohaku's arm before the boy can react, but he's able to pull his bleeding limb from the front teeth's tenuous grip, crashing to the ground. Again the head flies for him, but he's prepared this time, once more slicing straight through the offending skull. It once more lands in the dirt, and this time the scar around the eye starts writhing, bubbling up out of the dog's flesh. A strange, branching entity rises up out of the head and flies to escape. 

It really does look like a bunch of tree roots, huh?

Kohaku watches with mouth agape as this creature splashes into the river and starts swimming upstream like a spawning salmon. He runs after it along the back of the river, thinking it's trying to escape him into the mountains. 

Back in the village where he left the headless giant dog, Inuyasha and company have arrived, asking the villagers who did this as they're tying ropes around the dog's body to drag it away. As if Inuyasha couldn't SMELL Kohaku there. Haltingly, one of the men says that it was just a kid, but he says that he had the same style of clothes as Sango, indicating her. She looks taken aback while another man asks if this was a friend of hers. Kagome and Shippou gape, the former immediately wondering if it's Kohaku. DUH, girl. 

Another interesting question: why was Inuyasha pretending not to know it was Kohaku? Weird. 

Cut to the woods where Kohaku is picking through felled trees and branches, having lost the trail of the creature. A noise off-panel alarms him yet again, and he automatically throws his sickle toward the source, which he didn't realize at first is a boy with his own sickle staring with mouth wide open up the hill at him. Alarmed, Kohaku pulls back on the chain in a hurry, re-routing the path of his sickle upward where it slices through a low hanging branch. The kid continues to gape at all this like a fish, until someone calls to him, calling him Daichi. A man with a bundle of twigs tied to his back comes onto the scene, Daichi identifying him as his dad, and he peers at an awkward and silent Kohaku. 

You could say that, though Kohaku doesn't even offer that kind of vague answer as Daichi's smiling father finishes tying the bandage around Kohaku's arm. He does give his thanks, though, while he thinks hard about how he MIGHT still find that weird root-like youkai. He's on his feet and halfway out the door to do just that when he turns and thanks the father and son again, informing them he's on his way now. Daichi's dad seems confused by this, and sets his hands on Kohaku's shoulders, bidding him to wait, because night will be falling soon. He invites Kohaku to stay in their home for the night, Daichi affirming from the fire in the center of the hut that this is a good idea. Sleepover! Kohaku doesn't answer straightaway, looking hesitant. What's wrong, kid? You in some kind of hurry?

A narrow sky transition panel takes us back to the giant dog head lying there where Kohaku left it, still showing signs of where the branching youkai hung out around its eye. Inuyasha has led the group to the spot, where Miroku observes that this creature was finished off here, but Inuyasha says he just DOESN'T get what Kohaku is supposed to be doing here. It just looks like regular youkai extermination to him. Even though earlier he claimed that the dog just smelled like a regular dog and NOT a youkai before. 

Thankfully, Sango is about to address that very angle, kneeling next to the head as Inuyasha asks her what's up.

Finally, a professional assessment of what actually matters.

Sango suggests that the youkai she's talking about is probably a "hitoukon", informing Kagome that it's a grass root youkai when she asks about it. Damn, there are youkai of LITERALLY EVERYTHING, aren't there? Sango says they have possessed animals and humans, and they primarily feed on human blood. No shortage of carnivorous plants for us here.

In the little father and son's home, Kohaku's clothes are being scrutinized for how odd they are. Hey, some of us are eccentric dressers, deal with it. The two hosts and guest sit eating around a big bowl of what looks to be stew, cozy as can be. Daichi's dad asks if Kohaku does some sort of side-show, which seems a little rude, but Daichi himself gushes about how great Kohaku's sickle chain is, inquiring about who taught him how to wield it. After a short pause, Kohaku bashfully claims not to remember, though in his head he credits his father and everyone in his village. 

Later, the moon has risen high in the sky, and the three of them lay sleeping under the same cover. Daichi sits up, rubbing his eye sleepily, and goes outside to answer nature's call. The branches above the tree trunk he's watering rustle, and he looks up in alarm. 

Seriously? You're going to ambush a guy while he's taking a piss? That's even more rude than the dad was before!

So, what did I think of this chapter overall? I'm glad that there seems to be a reason for leaving the word "roots" untranslated in the title! But I found this one a little weird, due to the number of questions that kept popping up and breaking my immersion. Inuyasha seems genuinely surprised that Kohaku is behind the beheaded dog, despite using his nose to lead his team straight to it. RT has forgotten Inuyasha has a super-smeller before, but I can't quite recall a time when she forgot in the SAME chapter where he's actively using it. That's really awkward, and doesn't indicate how well she's managing her story and team. 

In addition, she seems to be running out of innocuous stuff to turn into youkai, and this is her most awkward idea yet, I have to say. Not that I think it's necessarily a terrible idea in and of itself, because I think there's a way to turn something as unthreatening as a grass root into something terrifying, but I don't necessarily think it was pulled off here. It comes across as more goofy than anything else, even in the final two panels of active possession, which were the spookiest by far. The giant dog it was possessing was frightening enough by itself without being possessed by... grass. 

That was another oddity that kept probing at my brain: it was an AFULLY big dog, bigger than all the humans, but there's no indication that it grew or was considered abnormal in size at all, nor did it return to a more normal size once the parasite youkai was gone. Am I meant to believe that these giant mountain dogs are THAT fucking huge?? Absolutely wild.

One thing that I'm digging about this chapter is Kohaku getting a little positive socialization in. Daichi and his dad seem genuinely kind, patching him up, letting him stay with them for the night, feeding him. It was so touching that there was no doubt it would turn sour, and in such a way as to further convince Kohaku that he's unfit for human companionship. He'll blame himself and his being there for Daichi's possession, and get away from them as fast as possible to relieve them of the general tragedy he brings to these happy situations. Though Naraku's commands to him don't have a THING to do with this particular incident, he is out on Naraku's orders, chasing the very youkai that is possessing Daichi, which will be enough of a link to trigger his perpetual guilt around the horrible things happening to people he comes to care about. 

The quality of these scanlations are quite fuzzy, and I think it's likely to be their condition from now on. I believe I've entered the point in my downloads where I was grabbing the translated files back when they were first coming out, and they were being hastily scanned and sloppily posted to satisfy a rabid fanbase. Apologies for that - they're at least readable for the time being. Hopefully they stay that way, even if they aren't as pretty as some of the previous pictures!

YuYu Hakusho Manga: 059 A Close Game!!

My husband and I had one of those recently. He's on a racing game kick and downloaded a few to play, so I was helping him test them out, even though I haven't played one of those in a while. It's hard for me to play the competitive games since my drive for competition is close to nonexistent, but it's fun to unlock all the characters and upgrades and such. The two of us were neck-and-neck in one race, when he hit one of the tricks left behind by one of the robot racers, and I thought I was home free for first. He not only caught up, but it was a photo finish - he nosed ahead of me after ramming into my side just before the finish line. 

It was an incredible comeback, and inspired me to go for broke in the next race. After all, NEAR nonexistent isn't NONEXISTENT. 

Great, there's more opportunity for Chu's foot to punch through him like it's done to the platform there. 

Kuwabara has a fist raised and a grimace on his face, but his dialog suggests he's pretty stoked with how Yusuke blocked that powerful kick with just one arm. Must be the arm he's whipping around in circles up there. I have to guess because I certainly didn't see it, lol! Yusuke lifts his OTHER hand, forefinger extended toward Chu in that classic gun shape, tip glowing. Chu looks... confused. 

Yusuke suddenly swings his arm up and points in a random direction, firing off that Reigun shot at a point high behind Chu's head. The top wall of the stadium explodes above the spectators, a MASSIVE chunk flying off in a could of debris. Sure hope Keiko and his MOM aren't near that section. 

Not QUITE to revolver capacity, I see. 

Koto calls Yusuke's display of his own ace sportsmanship to a fault, which is probably an accurate description. It's something she claims has never been seen in the history of this tournament. Kuwabara yells that Yusuke is an idiot, and asks if his long nap addled his brain. It SHOULD be the other way around, but maybe Yusuke is wired a bit different. 

Chu laughs that the nap probably DID have a negative effect on Yusuke's cognitive function, but he professes to like the kid anyway. He must have laughed TOO hard, because he starts to stumble on his feet, belching and expressing some worry. Chu says that he boozed pretty hard while he was sidelined and now he's starting to feel it. Only NOW??? He strikes a semi-wide stance, reaching for the right side of his belt as he informs Yusuke that he also has a specialty. The tiny bottle he pulls from it looks absolutely MINISCULE in his huge fingers, and he identifies it as "Orgesbane", from the demon world, which packs a hell of a punch. He knocks it back like a shot, and Rinku warns everyone to clear the deck.

A pulse thumps through Chu, and he throws back his head, barking several hoots like battle cries. 

Is that some sort of an attack, or does he just think this is a big joke? 

Rinku looks absolutely tickled when he reminds everyone that he warned them, and admits that it's a bit gross, but apparently there's a PRACTICAL reason for the flatulence. He says that Chu always has the clear the "sluices" so the full effects of inebriation can set in. I guess the metaphor of a gate to control the flow of water works... if Chu has constant diarrhea. Anyway, Rinku tells them that they'll REALLY see something now, as the Drunken Fist ritually summons Chu's true self to the human realm. Chu's true wracked with permanent diarrhea self. 

Yusuke just glares, but the exclamation point in his speech bubble indicates some alarm. Kurama says from the sidelines that the sour alcohol smell is fading, the alcohol itself blending with a strong demonic aura. Chu sighs that it's all better now. Oh goodness, I hope he didn't do himself a TERRIBLE mischief. 

Of COURSE this personified nausea's technique is being compared to iffy carnival candy. 

Hiei mutters that he should have FIGURED Chu was an aura alchemist, given how he was creating an alloy mix of alcohol and his pliable demonic aura. But it ain't no philosopher's stone he's producing between the palms of his hands, though the energy does seem to be coagulating there into a spherical shape. Kuwabara tensely observes that it looks a bit like the Reigun's effect, and Kurama agrees, adding that it packs in just as much power. As Chu and Yusuke race parallel to one another, each sporting their own personal energy blast, Kurama says that Chu seems to have worked out the formula in no time. 

Chu asks if Yusuke is ready, and Yusuke affirms that he's that AND able. Again, Chu's foot punches a hole in the platform below as he pitches his energy ball with a grunt, and Yusuke fires off his own through his finger gun, letting out a yell. 

Both shots pop out of existence, cancelling each other out. Hiei declares it a tie. When Yusuke and Chu are suddenly standing face-to-face again, Kuwabara notes that they both rushed in toward each other after their shots. Clearly they were prepared for the blasts to meet and wink out. They're punching each other again, each of them landing at least one hit, as far as I can tell, though that isn't much in this blur of action. If Koto isn't doing her job of narrating this to the audience, at least Kuwabara is, stating that neither of the combatants are blocking, just punching, and it's an all-out BRAWL out there. Hiei drawls that each one is looking for an opening to fire at the other, because at this close range, one shot would be deadly. 

Kurama isn't the only one who's noticed - Chu realizes that this is his chance, and quickly builds a big ball of energy that practically obscures his own midsection. Rinku calls this massive blast "The Blockbuster", Hiei says it's a huge amount of explosive aura that Chu will pay for if the fight continues beyond this point, and Kurama thinks that Yusuke WILL countering it, but that means they'll both be mauled. HOW that would happen remains to be seen, but in fairly short order, thankfully. Chu tells Yusuke to eat this blast, knocking it forward with a powerful hit from his elbow/forearm.

No kidding.

Kurama thinks in alarm that the Reigun can't counter this shot, while Hiei is far more evenly tempered when he thinks that Yusuke landed badly and won't have a chance to dodge. He seems totally neutral on the prospect of Yusuke dying, which, considering the situation they're all in, I suppose is a good thing. Kuwabara, on the other hand, is the exact opposite of placid - horrified, he shouts that Yusuke is going to GET it. 

Regardless of all the doubt of his teammates, Yusuke raises his finger gun to point straight into the oncoming blast. Chu grins, quite confident that because he put all he had into this shot, the Reigun is no match, and Yusuke may as well SPIT at it for all the good it'll do. Yusuke, of course, goes ahead and shoots, surprising Chu with the rapid fire. Kuwabara is even more anxious now, yelling that BOTH of them are going to get it, because Yusuke's shot went directly THROUGH Chu's.

I suppose Yusuke has finally met his match. Kuwabara must be SO jealous. 

When the smoke clears, Koto remarks that BOTH competitors have vanished, wondering aloud if they both dodged or got knocked out of bounds. Her question is answered with the former when she perceives some panting behind her and whirls around to find them STILL facing one another down there. She notes they're still standing, but quite scuffed up, though. No surprise there. 

Sweating, Chu suggests to Yusuke that he just used his fourth shot, and his aura is spent, so there's nothing left but normal human strength. Smiling through his huffs, Yusuke affirms this. A wobbling Chu freely admits that it's the same for him. After a short pause, they both start chuckling. Koto herself is grinning too over them being stalemated and laughing about it, and says she'll never quite understand what makes true combat junkies tick. 

Once the giggling session ends, Chu says they have to settle this regardless, and Yusuke agrees.

Sounds just as unhinged as anything ELSE that's happened thus far. 

So, what did I think of this chapter overall? The tone continues to be considerably lighter than in the previous two fights, and surpassing the level of levity from the first one. Kuwabara and Rinku's match was comedic in parts to be sure, but there was much more suspicion and enmity between the two, with Rinku genuinely trying to kill Kuwabara. The tension of the tournament was maintained in that less friendly attitude - in this chapter, that tension is somewhat interrupted. 

Because Chu and Yusuke are having much more fun in the ACT of fighting, as Koto points out by labeling them as junkies for combat. Who wins or loses is less the point than the violence itself, the ongoing evolution of a fight, action and reaction. Koto says she'll never understand it, but I think I see in here the shadows of an almost zen philosophy around being in the moment instead of trying to focus on an uncertain outcome or expectation. What matters is the reality of the NOW and immersing oneself in it regardless of the seconds that follow it, because true presence is what allows for the optimal response to current circumstances. 

But maybe that's just me. 

Interesting that the two HUMAN fights have thus far been the more amusing, and the two demons on the team carried much more seriousness. Not sure what to make of that, honestly.