Thread:Roboartitec/@comment-5912473-20130805115051/@comment-5912473-20130805231952

I see no reason to cut off those chapters from this arc. Let me explain:

The arc centres on obtaining Diane’s sacred treasure “Gideon”. The first chapter explains “sacred treasures” and introduces Veronica and Griamor as recurring characters. Chapter 29 seems out of place, but introduces Hauser as a recurring character. From chapter 30 onwards the Byzel Fight Festival takes place; in which Veronica, Griamor and Hauser are all present (the latter two taking part in the festival). The prize for winning the festival is the sacred treasure “Gideon”. The arc also raises many questions about who or what Meliodas really is, what he has done, and what he is capable of.

Though chapters (27 and 28) and chapter (29) seem unrelated to the arc, they are ultimately part of a wider character arc that establishes several major supporting characters, which are expanded on in following chapters. Current events show that the 'Dark Pulse" chapter and corresponding Byzel chapter deal with Geera and Jericho and advance the "Demon Blood" plotline.

This can be shown by a simple summary of the chapters and their relation to the characters present in the arc:

Chapters 27-28: Veronica and Griamor are introduced

Chapters 27, 30: Sacred Treasures/ Gideon

Chapters 28, 29, 36: Meliodas/mysterious past

Chapter 29: Hauser is introduced

Chapter 29: Geera and Jericho are established as recurring characters

Chapters 29-30: Demon Blood

Chapters 30-40:  Byzel Fight Festival (Griamor and Veronica expanded upon/ Hauser to a lesser extent)

Chapter 41: <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ明朝";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-AU;mso-fareast-language: JA;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> Jericho and Geera make contact with the group for the first time since their respective arcs (Baste Dungeon/Capital of the Dead) - continued plotline (demon blood) that was introduced 12 chapters ago.