The fact that Elliot Nightray is The Headhunter!!!!

Seriously, I was actually kind of mad about the reveal, because the manga eliminates him as a suspect when you see his chest in Retrace 53: "Humpty Dumpty sat on a Wall". Then in Retrace 57: "Humpty Dumpty had a great fall" they just negate that image saying he "pretended not to see what he actually saw". GRR... so basically they lied.

I'm trying to savor this recent volume, so I've only read Retrace 58 and 59, but I'm loving how Elliot's past is explained, how he made a contract with his chain and how after all he said about hating self-sacrifice, that is exactly what he does!

<3 Elliot is so my favorite character <3

If anyone else is reading, let me know what you think of this latest installment!! Maybe what you think of the "voices in Leo's head"?

Humpty Dumpty erases/alters its contractors' memories. The truth was painful and upsetting to Elliot so it kept trying to erase/alter his memory (I'm guessing to protect him in some way), so it's not entirely like he was just pretending. But it was kind of a lie in the end just to prolong a little suspense and confusion. And yes, his sacrifice was so sad! I don't usually shed tears over manga/anime, but it had me crying. Elliot and Break are my favorite characters.

I'm kind of worried about what Leo's true identity could mean for Oz and Leo's friendship in later volumes, as well as what's going to happen to Leo in general.

So Leo is Glen Baskerville... I always thought that it would be either Elliot or Leo, so I guess I wasn't too surprised. Since Jack and Glen were friends, I hope Oz will respect that and continue to be friends with Leo. I feel like Pandora is too short sighted and corrupt to be trusted - meaning I want Oz and Alice and Gil to keep looking for the truth behind what happened in Sabilier 100 years ago, and not just label the Baskervilles as the "bad guys". Obviously there is more to the story.

Something that sparked my interest: when Sharon noted that Reim had no fatal injuries and wondered if his opponent had no intention of killing him. But then I went back to volume 13 and re-read his fight with Lily. She pretty much said she wanted to be friends with him, and then his chain March Hare tricked everyone into thinking he was dead, so I guess it isn't really mysterious at all.

I'm still confused about Vincent's past... But I'm sure it will be clarified soon enough

There were hints back when Elli and Leo were first introduced that one of them might be Glen. So yeah, not too big of a surprise. Elli's death might complicate things between Leo and Oz though since they're both grieving on top of this new revelation. That's a lot of change and emotion that could overshadow reasoning. And Leo will probably undergo some stressful changes as he fills into the role of Glen Baskerville.

The Baskervilles definitely do not feel distinctly bad and I have a feeling there's way more to their involvement in the Tragedy than we know. There's no doubt they murdered countless people, but the why is important. Lily not giving Reim any fatal wounds and wanting to be friends with him also gives me the feeling that they aren't the evil people they were originally made out to be. And Break mentioned that his goal and the Baskervilles' are pretty much the same, and we know that he's seeking to learn the truth (like the Baskervilles) and grant the Intention of the Abyss's wish (which has yet to be revealed). Exactly what the Baskervilles will do when they find out Leo is Glen remains up in the air and could easily sway whether their intentions are good or bad (though this also depends on Leo/Glen's decisions and orders). And I don't think Pandora is to be trusted at this point. Right now it feels like they are trying to hide the truth. Barma also feels a little suspicious. Though that could be because I just don't like him very much.

It's hard to pin down most of the characters as either "bad" or "good".

So far our knowledge of the Tragedy is very limited. We know what Jack and Pandora say and have a few glimpses from Alice's memory. That's it. The Baskervilles were only following orders and knew little else. Vincent's trying his hardest to bury what happened. Gil can't remember. If Leo gets the previous Glen Baskerville's memories, I think we'll start seeing things a little clearer. I think it was mentioned by Glen that each new Glen gets the old Glens' memories, or my memory is really buggy and not remembering things right.

And Vincent's definitely a mysterious one. I used to hate him, but he gained some sympathy from me in this volume. Mainly because it's awful he wants to erase himself to make Gil happy, and he told off Duke Nightray for ignoring the chance to save Elliot's life in favor of studying Humpty Dumpty. And then he mentioned how great a guy Elli was and how noble he was even in death. But his involvement in the Tragedy has yet to be explained. I think he was tricked into doing something awful by that lady and he never intended to hurt anybody. It's his love for his brother that drives everything he does, and that means he would be easy to manipulate and possibly could do something that he otherwise wouldn't.

Hopefully we start getting more answers with the next arc.