Talk:Celestial Tournament! Chapter 2/@comment-4080028-20131027070407

What a great follow-up to chapter 1! I was sort of expecting things to get serious right away, but instead, things continued to stay slow but steady, and relaxed all around. You have my deepest respect for keeping the pacing of the story smooth that way. I'm also relieved to see the rules of the tournament were revealed, as well as some helpful details and explanations as to what the tournament is about and why people are signing up for it. And now that I think about it, seeing as I read some of the early chapters of Kai's Wings of the Wind story, it makes so much sense to me to see Saint Caligula holding a huge fighting tournament for his amusement. Great choice, Santoryu. Brilliant decision.

As for the rest of the chapter, it was downright hilarious, in a fun, enjoyable and all in all good way. I sort of had a nagging suspicion Miyaki would show up again, given that tournament stories tend to introduce a character early on and reveal them as being involved in the festivities somehow later on. And yet, at the same time, I had no idea Miyaki would return so soon or in such a way. I liked it. It didn't feel poorly written to me at all. And of course, the humor was a lot of fun, and I still enjoyed seeing Kenshin thrown into these awkward, crazy situations because of Miyaki. They make a great straight man and bumbling fool team (Kenshin is the straight man and Miyaki is the bumbling fool.) My favorite part being Kenshin trying to lie about why he was at the women's bath and actually succeeding before ruining it by mistake, and when he later returns to his room, looking for Miyaki with that crazed look on his face. XD It was just so perfectly One Piece-like.

And of course, I really enjoyed seeing that the humor didn't drag on for too long, and that the plot came back into focus near the end, as a way to hook in readers to get them motivated to read the next chapter. Very nice work there, man. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't curious about those three shady folks who have taken an interest in Kenshin and Miyaki.

Everything was written just the right way in my opinion. Good work, like last time. And here's hoping the rest of the story is just as great.