Yes, more Souten Kouro, and yet we're still not done with volume 6! Nevertheless, the next batch, containing chapters 73 and 74, will finish this volume.
Chapter 71 - The Birth of Diao Chan
Chapter 72 - The Herculean Youth Returns
You will witness the debut of a fictional femme fatale and the return of a character who debuted back when Cao Cao was a kid. Yes, the man who did not know there is only one moon, the bell-dropping giant returns! As a side-note, his debut was in a chapter I scanlated around 5 years and 7 months ago. Yes, I am deeply ashamed of my awful scheduling.
Yes, even this project is still alive! In the meantime, some good soul uploaded scans of all published volumes (i.e. the 5 volumes of Aventurier ~Shinyaku Arsène Lupin~ and the current 4 volumes of Kaitou Lupin-den ~Aventurier~). At this point, all that's missing is the omake at the end of the two compilation volumes of the first manga. Since there's a lot of cultural tidbits in it (mostly Lupin giving an introduction to the Belle Epoque), I might translate it. Well, after I actually catch up with the manga proper.
Chapter 5 - The Escape of Arsène Lupin (part 2)
Look forward to the gripping conclusion of Lupin's grand escape from prison!
Also, as a side-note, Valenglay, the president of France in later books, makes a cameo in this chapter, even though this particular novel doesn't mention him at this point.
This doesn't mean that I won't take his scene out of context and turn him into a poster-boy for procrastination. Sorry, Valenglay.
Two more chapters from volume 6, four left until we finish one sixth of this manga.
Chapter 69 - The Five-Colored Dragon
Chapter 70 - Guo Jia and Xun Yu
Still, a round number is a round number, so let's take a moment to remember the fun times of the previous "five-colored" chapter, "The Five-Colored Rod".
(credit goes to igneousfatuus for crossing over Cao the buwei and Cao the Gundam)
