Quote Originally Posted by Ryllharu
That was a really intense chapter.

I'm really confused as to who is allied to whom, and who we should root for aside from Gangryong. Madoka seemed like she was very close to Vera before, but when she first appeared, she seemed like she would be an enemy to Vera. Now I really have no idea where she stands. Honse is probably the closest thing to an ally, but he's clearly opposed to Vera and her faction. At the same time, Vera isn't directly opposed to Gangryong, she's just after ETOL and about keeping order. She's even done a *few* minor things to aid Gangryong (like not kicking him out or calling off vengeance). Shinra doesn't seem to be that bad of a person either, she certainly pays her debts, and she's simply fiercely loyal to Vera. Rudd and friends seem more and more like they are just using Gangryong to get back at Vera and her underlings. Fire Dragon (or whatever his name is) is just using Gangryong to get the secrets of ETOL before Vera does, but at least Gangryong already recognizes this.

...and clearly, Guesong is the worst of all of them.

As for this chapter itself, Vera came off very cool. She called out Guesong's selfishness perfectly. Vera might be rather authoritarian, but she definitely belongs at the top, and possesses the demeanor and insight to be there. Vera earned her place.

The inter-personal relationships are a total mess now that we are learning a little bit more how things really are. I'm sure they will throw us for many more twists in who is "good" and who is "evil." The more we see, it's only becoming more obvious how little we know, and much much less Gangryong will know. Hopefully he won't get used too badly.
I don't have anything to add. I'm as confused as you are, especially when you consider how the characters are allied at the moment. Don't know why Honse would be hanging out with Guesong. Also, I have my doubts that Honse is fully fucked up.