Seeker of Thrones 5-34
Chapter: 5
A traveler once asked an old peregrine knight the path to the Red City. “Why by the seven winds would you want to head there?” replied the knight, who was very wise.
“I hear the streets are paved in gold there,” said the traveler.
“It’s true,” said the peregrine knight.
“Then why the note of caution in your voice, friend?” said the traveler, curious.
“Because every ounce of gold in that gods-forsaken city is filthy as a midden heap,” said the knight, “So you might as well be walking on shit.”
– Common parable
A noble goal indeed you have.
This comic is filled to the brim with #looks. And CIO, baby, I feel you—Allison is a dream and a half.
Get ha some new clothes, post and haste!
Also, this is the first time I’m posting… lol.
Why are they so surprised to see her?
Well, her limbs were covered in rather large bandaged-up puncture wounds. She was barely able to stand just a short while ago, and now she’s fine. Probably just a tad strange to see.
Because she could hardly stand the last time they saw her? Cio sure looks more than simply ‘surprised’: she has “This Can’t Be Right” written all over her face.
Particularly perforated people don’t pop up from bed fully healed, as a general rule.
The puff on Cio’s tail seems to match her emotion! a new avenue of nonverbal communication to explore!
On the one hand, it is good to see Princess in the proper state of mind for handling the commerce of the Red City.
On the other hand, it is never good to see anyone in the proper state of mind for handling commerce.
Principles are difficult things.
I see Thai-ish, I see chinese-ish, I see Akkadian-ish and Arabic-ish and Korean-ish (with actual English at the end lol) and Hebrew-ish and Malayalam-ish and Japanese (-ish)!
ACTUAL Japanese on Cio’s hat (it says good morning 🙂
Konichiwa! 😀
agree-ish?
The parent tongue of all these appears to be Ish. Do any of our students of archaic languages speak Ishian? (Or is it Ishish)
Ishish, though I’ve heard there’s a dialect called Ishesque
And yet no rad-ish.
Vegetabley vacant.
The people of Throne don’t carrot all for salads, it seems.
Squidly kisses aren’t kisses. It’s how you say hello in their culture geez gosh.
“Squidly” is derogative. They are Rubbery Men. Look it up.
Sounds like Allison needs another shot of blue devil.
Also, Princess looks like a fucking samurai. I like.
Cio is in love.
Tbh I could do with less Cio
much more less Cio
Where the cool guys at??
Lovely “Good Morning” hat on Cio there.
That’s a price tag. The hat costs one good morning.
Oh dear, that blue imp looks more robust every time we see it. Also, that is a very pretty outfit!
In the first volume, page 86 (http://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/ksbd-5-86/) Allison eats the demon in her sink. This is the demon grown from Blue Devil Liquor (volume 1, page 35) (http://killsixbilliondemons.com/?comic=ksbd-2-35)–and that demon should be giving her the power to understand Universal Metaconstant.
Did that demon wear off on this page? Or are the citizens here speaking in dialects that Blue Devil Liquor doesn’t apply to?
There was a Gunwitch in the foreground last page, and now I see one in panel 3….
They have been about, previewing the wears and ogling the goods. And it seems, purchasing many an item. But the question remains, whos money are they spending?
Where in the multiverse is Cio Sandiego?
“Gods-forsaken”
That phrase carries more weight when applied to Throne, huh?
Hmm… Sweet shop-lady photobomb. Y’all might think about adding White Chain ducking in from the right too, for a double-bomb! LOL!
Speaking of shopping and the shop-lady, did anyone else get an “Aunt Maya” vibe from the shop sign and the crazy old lady? I swear I had to double check that they were not at a noodle shop. Hmm… it’s never too late for her to open a noodle shop chain. “Aunt Maya’s Noodles of Might”… maybe?
With tags on her hat, Cio looks like a sapeur (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Sape)
Lol at the おはよう on Cio’s hat tag
ok man this page if finally making me seriously love this comic,
loving the vibes of the style going on
seems like we might be seeing more about the world itself? yes please.
also love the stuff you writte after each page, in response to this one i kinda want to add, not just the gold in many of this cities is filthy, its also created with the enslavement of others, no matter if its real enslavement or what we have nowadays, the so called debts.
I love how her tail is between her legs 🙂
However, there is something amiss with the shop’s name board (size and amount of letters).
Dropping by from /r/K6BD on Reddit. Set up a small discord channel for people who want to discuss the comic, its lore, and Broken World in real time. It is still taking off, (i.e. We have 3 users, haha) but maybe it can be a good place for us to fanboy/girl between updates. https://discord.gg/kuWMA94
Also, nice photobomb by Grandma in the last panel!