WBCR - The Number 7 (Grade: C)

Continuing off from last week's chapter, Mayuri's new reconfigured Bankai ~ Golden Ashisogi Jizou Demon Womb Wrapped in Disease is able to give birth to new Ashisogi Jizous and it just so happens that Pernida was swallowed wholly by it. However, this proves quite futile as Pernida just breaks out of it and explicates that it's a Quincy. Mayuri, hysterically laughing at the thought of Pernida saying it's a Quincy, notices that Pernida's vocabulary is.....expanding. His tone of voice and how he speaks his words were different...it felt like it was evolving faster by the minute. As with any Quincy, Pernida begins using his bow where it attaches its nerves to the end. The nerves kept extending towards Mayuri, but Mayuri was quick to catch on, but what he couldn't foresee that it was able to change its trajectory. Just as Mayuri was about to be hit, Nemu, Mayuri's "daughter," saves him. Mayuri is wondering why his "daughter" acted out of the ordinary. Mayuri doesn't take too kindly for having other save him let alone one of his own creations. Mayuri hasn't taught Nemu at all about helping others out of judgement or even personal reasons, but Nemu managed to teach herself something that Mayuri couldn't even comprehend. Mayuri then says something interesting ~ "Nemuri Nanagou (Sleeping No. 7)," the name given to her when Mayuri made her. Mayuri goes on to explain that he's taught her a little too much and how it'd be a burden if Mayuri's "next creation" were to act in the manner Nemu had just as she saved Mayuri from danger. Then, we see Mayuri snap ~ He doesn't want Nemu to sacrifice her life like that and that her purpose is only fulfilled when and where Captain Mayuri sees fit. That concludes the chapter, but it just shows how much Nemu has evolved during her time with Mayuri. Always submissive, Nemu, for the first time in her Captain's eyes, acted out of instinct. Mayuri's reprimanding of her could be a parent-child bond, but of course from Mayuri's POV, Nemu is his lieutenant and a tool as a means to aid in his research. Nemu almost throwing away her life upsetted Mayuri so much that it's very rare to see Mayuri lash out at Nemu's actions. From the comments I've read on MangaStream, it can be argued that his yelling attributes to how much he values Nemu and that he wants her to remain by his side, but on the other hand it could illustrate how much control Mayuri has on Nemu and that the thought of dying is much more relieving than having his own creation act out of the ordinary. It's a battle between purpose & reason and when they clash, you genuinely see Nemu become almost "human-like." As an artificial being, Nemu, much like Pernida, is evolving by the minute. This chapter, to me, illustrates Nemu's transition ~ she felt genuinely surprised when Mayuri addressed her as "Nemuri Nanagou." It's build-up nonetheless and that's why I give this week's chapter a C. Pernida is a unique specimen, but I still want to see the other fights.

What did you think of the chapter? Did it satisfy and deliver or just outright sucked and disappointed? Comment below and let me know. Look forward to WBCRs whenever chapter's out (if delayed, post will be up on Weekends). Until then, you stay classy as always. Starting next week, there'll be a new schedule and I intend to post WBCRS on Thursdays when the chapter's released.