Needless

[Ynot]

Whether it has been opening a jacket, blowing away bandages or taking off a coat, there has always been a way to show Stigmata which weren't already immediately visible so I don't think the lack of clothing would be a decisive argument for Imai Kami to place Stigmata. But as long as we don't know for certain whether there's a system behind all of this it's hard to say for sure.


Anyway, chapter 100 is ready for anyone to download at the usual place and there's a little extra treat this time.

[Leidolfr]

Spoiler:

Now it makes sense, his sister Aruka only protected because Cruz had the second half of the chip in his brain, because it is now proven that she never wanted to his brother, and that she hated him from the start and pretending that she loved him much. If Cruz did not have the second half of the chip in his brain, his sister Aruka it would have been abandoned to their fate

[Xacual]

The side story was funny, I guess Arclight and Blade are more similar than they appeared to be. I guess that means the second Christ was also a lolicon?

[Mizuno]

It is such a dick move to kill someone using their own power. But I guess it's probably more 'elegant' this way compared to other possible methods..

[Homura7]

It's really nothing special. Blade killed Kafka with Tempest Thread, for example.

[ShiroiRyu]

OH MAN !
CRUZ IS ON FIRE !
His sister is dead !

[Soji]

When I see the pic ,I was already happy from AA reaction that WTF moment was the best ...but to read the whole thing was much much better. And i like that Yamada chose the survive route. And like we think the eyes seem to be the key here...one thing I wonder is,what AA was ready to say before that Blade and eve come.

[Yaluk]

Originally Posted by Ynot

Anyway, chapter 100 is ready for anyone to download at the usual place and there's a little extra treat this time.

Thanks for the chapter, PewPew.

Been looking forward to it.

[lightbringer]

Spoiler for 100:

So... it took 100 chapters, but we finally have irrefutable confirmation for what most of us were suspecting since a long, long time ago. Awesome sauce.

Now it's only a matter of details regarding his newly awakened power.

[Deathscyther]

Thanks for the chapter, PewPew!

Spoiler for Chapter 100:

Seeing Blade's reaction after Arclight told him that he had the chip, he must have known about the chip being inside Cruz. I guess that Disc told him and Eve about it. I guess that the chip was indeed the reason why they left Cruz behind. But apparently Disc knew about Cruz's power as well. She seems to have told Blade and Eve about this as well:
Eve: 'Heh heh, it's just as you said, Disk.'
Disc: 'Of course.'

I wonder how Disk found out about these things.

And just what is Cruz's power? Let's think back to the moments he might have used a power. When did Cruz survive things he shouldn't have or when did he perform feats he shouldn't have been able to?

• In chapter 50 he survives the PF zero blast.

• In chapter 54 he manages to pull up Eve.

• In chapter 55 he survives falling off a huge cliff. A small crater is formed where he lands.

• In chapter 82 he parts the sea of darkness after AnN told him he needs a power to guide him.

• In chapter 85/86 he 'tanks' the hits from Mengroze's creations.

• In chapter 87 he 'tanks' Strom's Vajra Cruel Fist.

• In chapter 100 he breaks the chains holding him down and he survives the flames of Agnishwattas and even blows them away.

Maybe it's something like 'rejection'? Rejection would kind of explain his durability as well. He rejected the damage from the PF zero blast; he rejected the damage from the fall from the cliff; he rejected the sea of darkness; he rejected the damage from Mengroze's creations; he rejected the ice and/or the damage from Strom's Cajra Cruel Fist and this chapter he rejected the chains holding him down and the flames of Agnishwattas. I think the scene where he pulls up Eve is a shounen power-up moment where no special skill is involved. It was pure willpower.
This is only one of the many possibilities his ability might be though.

How I see it, Cruz's power 'awakened' only after dying and being revived by Eve. And why is this? At this time of his death and revival he was being healed with Doppelganger. This is a power which was originally Blade's, but it was transferred to Eve. The fact that AnN looks looks like Eve with some characteristics of Blade (the Byakugou, black choker with the characters 079.A.B) might hint towards Cruz's power awakening then. AnN is supposed to show up in Needless 1.5, but she showed herself to Cruz during the memory world. Since Cruz was the only one who was able to see her, she has to be connected to him somehow. Maybe this AnN is the 'manifestation' of Cruz's power? We saw her hand during the PF zero blast and during the memory world she helped him as well.

So maybe Cruz was able to 'sense' both Blade's and Eve's 'signatures' within Doppelganger when he was hanging between life and death and instinctively gave his power the shape of the combination between Blade and Eve?

[j0x]

dang i hope Aruka is still alive
and Cruz is a needless i as i suspected and i think everyone suspected too XD

[SoloPanda]

hmm i still think that cruz may be the third... mabey blade will start letting him dress like a boy now?... nm doubt it.

[Solace]

Originally Posted by SoloPanda

hmm i still think that cruz may be the third... mabey blade will start letting him dress like a boy now?... nm doubt it.

I'm not sure Cruz can pull off the reverse trap look.

[Nvis]

Originally Posted by ShiroiRyu

His sister is dead !

I am saddened and angry at this!

My favorite.....

[Mizuno]

Yeah, she didn't even get a chance to play for the good guys... and she was the hottest, Agnishwattas hot.

[Avvesione]

Thanks for the scanlations js06 and Ynot for Chapter 100 and the St. Rose 4-koma! Appreciate your hard work and dedication on both!

Really loved the 4-koma bonus, the jokes were translated very well, even the ones that were based off puns which are the hardest to keep funny. And, of course, the comedy for the 4-koma was excellent, really happy we got that as a bonus this chapter.

As for Chapter 100, not a whole lot has changed from my opinion on it and my reaction is still the same as before. Kinda curious where 101 will start up, if it'll be elsewhere or not.

Also, I finally replied to Soji's and Skieth's comments on my blog for chapter 100. While answering Skieth's, I thought of something:

Spoiler:

In Needless, we've never really seen how a fragment develops in a person, since everyone we've seen already has their power and can use it to fight or whatever. With Cruz realizing his in Chapter 100, we'll get to see all the steps that it takes for a Needless to go from having no power to controlling their power with their brain and using it for whatever. It might be interesting to see how awkward it is at first, kinda like watching Teruyama burn everything, Mio crush everything with her power, or seeing Setsuna run at mach speeds into walls before either could control their fragments. It might be interesting to see but I don't know how much we'll see of it.

Originally Posted by Solace

I'm not sure Cruz can pull off the reverse trap look.

I laughed way more than I should've at that.

[Spinell]

Originally Posted by Nvis

I am saddened and angry at this!

My favorite.....

We can still hope it was a clone that died. Or that a clone of her is somewhere around.

[Soji]

Avvesione @

Spoiler for spoiler:

From how powerfull it's fragment seem to be. I think we will see some kind of mess upXD But will be interesting see how much the situation will change from now on. He finally have what he want and we know he don't scary anymore to fight back.The only problem here is. I don't think Cruz have time to learn how to use it's fragment. I mean look where they are. I wonder if Eve or Blade will give him some advice like Eve do in the fight again Uten at the beginning of Needless.

[Avvesione]

Originally Posted by Soji

Avvesione @

Spoiler for spoiler:

From how powerfull it's fragment seem to be. I think we will see some kind of mess upXD But will be interesting see how much the situation will change from now on. He finally have what he want and we know he don't scary anymore to fight back.The only problem here is. I don't think Cruz have time to learn how to use it's fragment. I mean look where they are. I wonder if Eve or Blade will give him some advice like Eve do in the fight again Uten at the beginning of Needless.

Actually, what I think will happen is...

Spoiler:

Cruz, Blade, Eve, and Disk will go back to where Setsuna, Kuchinashi, Mio, and Teruyama are fighting and resolve their fight, with Cruz getting them to join their side (either with some minor fighting or through straight dialogue) and then going out to Seto and Solva and finishing up their fight with Kafka and Uten where they reveal where Arclight, Riru, Saten, Ishiyama, and the rest are in the City (or on the Ark or in Blackspot or whatever). This will give them time for Cruz to develop his fragment before they set off and fight everyone in the final arc somewhere else.

Of course, after the next chapter, I'll need to completely revamp everything since nothing goes according to plan in Needless but those are still my thoughts for now.

[Soji]

Originally Posted by Avvesione

Actually, what I think will happen is...

Spoiler:

Cruz, Blade, Eve, and Disk will go back to where Setsuna, Kuchinashi, Mio, and Teruyama are fighting and resolve their fight, with Cruz getting them to join their side (either with some minor fighting or through straight dialogue) and then going out to Seto and Solva and finishing up their fight with Kafka and Uten where they reveal where Arclight, Riru, Saten, Ishiyama, and the rest are in the City (or on the Ark or in Blackspot or whatever). This will give them time for Cruz to develop his fragment before they set off and fight everyone in the final arc somewhere else.

Of course, after the next chapter, I'll need to completely revamp everything since nothing goes according to plan in Needless but those are still my thoughts for now.

Spoiler for spoiler:

Now that you say this....I think it's the most likely route to happen. You know?Knowing blade I would not be surprised if force Cruz do go again Setsuna or some one else that he think Cruz can fight/win just to make him learn it's fragment fast.To tell you the true ,I want to see Setsuna and the other reaction (who don't know about Cruz fragment) to see Cruz use it's power. I mean if AA do this kind of reaction what kind of the reaction Setsuna would have? she does say that Cruz become at little stronger if he survive at that attack.
But honestly i hope what you say happen. I want the 3 of them with Cruz and the other.