yuushun is just plain confusing. where does his loyalty really lies?????????? i don’t think he’s up for revenge, on senka or on reishin. but then we can’t really tell with him, can we? is he a supporter of ou ki, or does he serve only himself? i still believe in yuushun somewhat. i don’t think he will betray ryuuki in the end. i hope he’s only plotting everything for the sake of saiunkoku or for ryuuki to become a good emperor, just like sa enjun did!

thanks for taking time to translate this!!!!

I kind of enjoyed this chapter, The banter between Shouka and Reishin was funny and we can really see the physical difference between the two. Reishin may be younger but Shouka has more endurance! Hehe. And I knew that Reishin was going to remark something about their “holding hands” part. Typical.

I am still a lot confused about the political problem in Saiunkoku. It seems that the previous emperor was paranoid about power and all. How could he sleep?! Shouka and Reishin’s father, on the other hand, seems to be a a little weak. Or am I wrong?

Btw, thanks for the translations! m(_ _)m

I think Yuushun definitely isn’t into revenge

If Yuushun isn’t loyal to Ryuuki, short of divine intervention, or the Ran clan suddenly siding with him, I don’t see how he has a chance at all. XD

it makes me want to hug him. and poke his forehead, like i do to my younger brother when he realizes he’s being stupid.

i wish we knew what yuushun’s agenda really is – if going by what he said to senka, he’s not into revenge. but it’s obvious that there’s some sort of agenda, and adding to that the fact that he’s the Hourin… something Bad is happening in Oz, lol.

… i generally wouldn’t go to a six year old if my life was in mortal peril, but then again, reishin was his only choice. damn, the Ki had incredibly bad luck.

but, the pure Brotherly!Love is ♥. if only this would be made into an OVA. shouka+reishin+monkeys==win. i hope there will be more domestic!family interaction in the future.

this bodes ominously for Ryuuki, in any case, especially if Yuushun’s loyalty to him is nonexistent.

Actually, I think the real villain/last boss will probably be Hyou Ruka, who was Senka’s real enemy.

I know, that’s why I’m really interested to see what Reishin does next.

Now that one was a real blow. If Yuushun is set up to be a villain, one can understand his motiv very well, and given the means… but the only real villain seems to be Senka.
I pity Reishin now. He’s so dense, but he must be in mental hell now, as fond as he is of Yuushun, knowing what he did to him, plus that he even demanded that Yuushun chose him!