Well I can't agree more it was a painfully short chappie... but dude we had to face one of this day this kind of chapter....IMO it was a good one... japanese Folklore wise... one of the best imo.... yet it was completely shrouded in mystery... Dunno what does Watanuki pretends to do with that ring, but it definitely means something not that good will happen soon,,, maybe next chappie maybe in ten... Whatever it is... that ring is a signal of Doumeki's meaning to Watanuki.... It will seal the bond or severe it completely... so then we'll have an all alone Watanuki forever...
The Fox part was weird... Oh and one more thing... dunno you guys, but I feel xXxHOLiC -Rou- Will keep going for a long while... I mean even after the new manga appears I feel we'll still be seeing xXxHOLiC around...
Signs,
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