Chapter 191 Discussion

[enemytosleep]

Okay everyone, I've been dying to discuss this and see what others think. Any fun theories? Just want to squee over finally getting some backstory? I want to hear it!

Obviously, comments will contain spoilers.

Comments

[enemytosleep]

Cross using magic:

http://www.onemanga.com/D.Gray-Man/128/11/

PLus he uses some spells on the akuma egg to delay the download while Allen figures out the piano.

I have to disagree about Lenalee and Allen being the Heart. The Innocenece is evolving, which is why Lenalee's becomes the first Crystal type weapon that fuses with her blood to draw power. Remember how she said that before the upgrade, her Dark Boots were always painful and heavy? Lavi, upon first meeting Allen, tells him that no matter how large he makes the hammer, it is light as a feather. His synch rate with his Innocence is seemingly much higher than Lenalee's was given both the ease with which he uses it and the power he holds (hard to say now as he hasn't battled with the hammer alongside of her new boots yet). Plus it has that beautiful paradox where as a Bookman he is not supposed to be attached to anything (on Anita's ship he says he has no need for a heart). Bookman wrns him after Lenalee's crystal upgrade not to synch any further with his Innocence, or they'll be forced to leave the Order to preserve their role an impartial observer. To me, this is totally setting him up to fulyl release his Innocenece and reveal that he is the Heart. Jsut my thoughts on it. :)

[rainbowhonda]

Ohhh.

Wait I don't recall that conversation at all. Then how would you explain Allen's Innocence protecting him? It brought him back to life. And I know someone, maybe it was Bookmnan, saying that Innocence had never done that before.

[enemytosleep]

Here is the part about the Innocence evolving:

http://www.onemanga.com/D.Gray-Man/157/09/

http://www.onemanga.com/D.Gray-Man/157/10/

Bookman does say that the Innocence has never acted out before, but then after the discussion of Crystal type weapons, he also ponders why the Earl hasn't crushed the order yet, and hypothesizes that the Earl is letting the Order stay alive for a reason:

http://www.onemanga.com/D.Gray-Man/157/13/

I wonder if he's trying to force the Exorcists to expose the Heart to save him the trouble of looking for it? By forcing the Exorcists to fully release their Innocence like this? They've certainly set the stage for a bunch of power upgrades to take place. I, of course, am totally making guesses here. I'm very interested to see hat happens next!

[rainbowhonda]

Ohh.
It's been a while since I've read dgm. It went on hiatus and I got distracted.

I doubt it what would be in it for him?
I'm sorry I'm not very stimulating of a conversation, like I said it's been a while since I've read most of this.

[enemytosleep]

Don't apologize. I am a total nerd who obsesses over manga far too much. ^_^

I think forcing the Order's hand will make things easier for the earl in his quest to destroy the Heart. Why keep searching for it all over the world when he can get the Exorcists to reveal it to him by leveling up? He's already got Allen and Lenalee on the radar now because of this. I'm sure we'll find out in due time. :)

[rainbowhonda]

Yeah but what would Bookman care about it? He's only there to watch.

[enemytosleep]

Why would Bookman care about the evolution of the Innocence? I think it's probably simply because it's something interesting to record. If you mean why he cares about Lavi leveling up, it would make Lavi too close to the Innocence/the side of the Order to be impartial - they're already teetering on the line with that anyway masquerading as Exorcists. Is that what you were asking?

[rainbowhonda]

Kind of.