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The Promised Neverland (Shonen Jump) |OT| It's gonna eat you up
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I think Krone said to become a Mom you need to have perfect test scores.
Good news! This manga definitely deserves more success.
That's good to see.
I am getting so excited, I have no idea what is going to happen next. Can he escape? Will he escape?
My guess is that they plan and he tries to escape, but just as he is about to be successful Mama talks him out of it by obviously using Emma, making him not escape after all. We then continue with the story believing he is dead, but I think he is actually taken to work under the labcoat guy we saw the other day. Emma heals in time for Ray's birthday and they both try to escape, Ray dies sacrificing himself so Emma and a few other kids can escape. They discover stuff outside and the plot goes on.
We get a timeskip, and now Norman is E V I L.
My guess is that they plan and he tries to escape, but just as he is about to be successful Mama talks him out of it by obviously using Emma, making him not escape after all. We then continue with the story believing he is dead, but I think he is actually taken to work under the labcoat guy we saw the other day. Emma heals in time for Ray's birthday and they both try to escape, Ray dies sacrificing himself so Emma and a few other kids can escape. They discover stuff outside and the plot goes on.
We get a timeskip, and now Norman is E V I L.
AntraxSuicide
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I'd fake his escape. Deactivate his tracker and then stash him somewhere in the woods. They were already planning on a sort-of soon escape, so he'd only need to hide for a few days.
Though this still keeps the "Mama ships out other people" threat alive. Honestly though I think that's a bluff. Mama seems intent on not showing any problems whatsoever to the monsters, so I don't think she'll ever contact them with issues willingly.
Though this still keeps the "Mama ships out other people" threat alive. Honestly though I think that's a bluff. Mama seems intent on not showing any problems whatsoever to the monsters, so I don't think she'll ever contact them with issues willingly.
Trojita
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Emma won't be able to leave for like a month or two at the earliest.
But then Mama will know they know about the trackers and how deactivate them.
Monochromaticx
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yeah me too. its really exciting.
NHarmonic.
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They don't know what's out there, norman has to fake it and escape with everyone later.
I don't know what the author will do but this has so much potential.
I don't know what the author will do but this has so much potential.
AntraxSuicide
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Eh, that's not that big of a hurdle. Someone carrying Emma slows them down, but it's not a massive block to their plans. Just need more of a headstart on Mama.
She surely already knows that they have this ability, right? No way would they ever even attempt these schemes without knowing now to deal with the trackers. From her perspective, she has to assume that when they make their escape, the trackers will go down.
It's why I've thought the best scheme would be to figure out how to remove the trackers without killing the signal, then flee at night with trackers sitting in your beds.
That's a good point.
We can't forget that Mama has been a genius since childhood as well. The assumption should be that she knows about all of their plans and options.
This is probably the only thing that's outside of her calculation, so that's going to be very interesting.
Man this manga is so good.
isaacnukem
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I'm not really sure if it's because this manga is pretty early on its lifespan, but I'm wondering if it's a neverending house of cards that will fall down with no hope in sight for the kids, and there won't be any payoff.
isaacnukem
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Because an alert will go out. I guess they could do it after she does her report. Yeah, now I wonder why not.
I doubt they could, the last few chapters have proven that Mom is so far ahead of them planning-wise when we thought the kids were scheming well.
isaacnukem
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So how do you think will they escape if mama's ahead of them all of the time? I think a deus ex machina would ruin it for a lot of people.
AntraxSuicide
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Killing her instantly tells the demons that something is up. If you escape, then the only way they find out is if Mama tells them, which the kids know is her very last resort. If they take off, Mama will try to catch them and bring them back before she gives up and calls the demons. You buy yourself more time if you leave her alive.
I'd take out the trackers at bedtime, put them in the beds, then bolt. She shouldn't figure it out until morning, so you get like 8 hours of escape time, plus however long Mama decides to look for you without alerting the demons.
just knock up her and put in a locked room
easily they have a few hours to advantage to escape
NHarmonic.
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After the last couple of chapters, it seems mama is perfectly able to defend from and incapacitate any kid.
Hell in that Krone's flashback, we see that mamas get training in that regards.
I am sure she is suspicious and that the kids are aware they exist, but she doesn't know the kids knows where they are and how to deactivate them, if she did she would have already taking precautions since the tracker is vital for a successful escape.
I love how this manga in particular seems to ooze this atmosphere of small amounts of optimism in completely hopeless situations.
Seriously can't see how they outplan mama, and they can't really attack her either. Really can't see how they all come out of this alive.
I personally think Ray is a gonner, but Norman and Emma are going to make it out.
Seriously can't see how they outplan mama, and they can't really attack her either. Really can't see how they all come out of this alive.
I personally think Ray is a gonner, but Norman and Emma are going to make it out.
AntraxSuicide
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But she intentionally showed them that they have trackers in them. So to start, she 100% knows that the kids are aware of the trackers (and Ray would give it up anyway, it's too obvious after she showed off the tracking watch).
Next, the kids are still plotting. QED the kids must be able to deal with the trackers, or they wouldn't even attempt to run. It's one of Mama's easier deductions.
Sure, but the fact she still hasn't attempted a back-up plan to track them (Like a second tracker or just restraining them) means she either is confident they can't remove them or that they can't escape either way. And we know they CAN escape, apparently, otherwise she wouldn't have stop their investigation.
As Ray established, a second tracker is useless since he'd see it planted. Unless Mama has secret trackers. But I think since the Mama is trying to keep her delinquent children a secret, that means she can't just order a new set of trackers without making it obvious that she fucked up.
I think the kids have the advantage. Mama can hold them down for a time, but the handful of them could escape once they heal up.
It's Emma's insistence on bringing ALL the kids that makes things hairy. I think they're going to have to disable Mama somehow. I can't see how it'd work any other way. She'd notice ALL the kids moving out. But even so, it's utterly beyond me how they're going to manage that. Even if they escape, how can they feed 30 kids daily in a world they know nothing about? Since the start of the story, they made plenty of headway into working out how they themselves could escape, but nothing with the rest of the kids.
I have to say though, Emma's colder than you'd think. "Hey, why don't I just break your leg too Ray
" It might just be because it's Ray though.NHarmonic.
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Props to whoever said here they'd fake Norman's escape, amazing deduction.
Monochromaticx
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"we'll just fuck you up ray! "
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InfiniDragon
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I had said that at the beginning, until they showed Isabella break Emma's leg. It looks like she snapped it with one hand based on the panel. If she's capable of that they don't want any part of her, even if she didn't have the size advantage.
AntraxSuicide
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It was me! And Emma managed to find a way around the hurdle I thought was still a problem:
They could gank her like they did Sister Krone, but they've also had the idea that she's likely bugged like they are and alerts go off if she dies.
Honestly, I think their biggest advantage is that Mama is alive. She seems hell-bent on not allowing the demons to find out about their rebellion, and so she's handicapping herself to keep her secret. The biggest thing I've mentioned is on their side in this escape is that when they do pull the trigger, they've likely got extra time once Mama finds out since she'll try to catch them herself for awhile before finally calling the demons.
NHarmonic.
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Chapter's out.
I'm calling it;
I'm calling it;
Norman really escaped, specially after he found Krone's secret.
That would be a big twist. Wonder if he goes to one of the other camps
Yeah, I thought this as well.
Askherserenity
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New chapter is out.
Damn...
Damn...
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