Edens Zero Chapter 280 Review
The race is on for the Crew of Edens to save the life of Mother. They need to summon a Chronophage, but they can’t as long as Cure and Freyja are onboard their ship. And while the fight between Freyja and Homura looks to be interesting, I don’t care at all about the one between Cure and Jinn. Thankfully, that “fight” isn’t even a fight. It’s a curb stomp.
Recap
Despite Ziggy running his fist through Void, that’s not the end of him. Using his Cat Leaper powers, he reverses time and avoids the attack, saving him. Yet Ziggy’s still determined to bring his son down.
Aboard the Edens Zero, Jinn and Cure continue their battle, with Cure monologuing how his failure to destroy Swan made him realize that he was evil. However, he didn’t care; he liked being evil. As the two continue to clash, it appears like Cure manages to ensnare Jinn with his powers.
Jinn, on the other hand, remains unfazed by anything. First, he says that Cure is trash and always has been. Second, he uses his cybernetics to easily escape Cure’s trap and pummel him. Third, he remembers where Crow’s core was and guesses that it’s the same for Cure. While Cure’s begging for his life, Jinn runs him through with his wind ether, complete with a post-mortem one-liner.
Review
Well, that was fast. I was hoping that Cure would go down quickly, but I didn’t think it would happen in a single chapter. Either Jinn has gotten stronger, or Cure has gotten weaker. Either way, I wouldn’t call what happened here as a fight. From the expression on his face, it seemed clear that Jinn was in control of the situation from the start. Given how he had fought him in the previous timeline, it makes sense for him to remember how to deal with him. Either way, it was nice to see him get his just desserts for a second time.
More importantly, it was nice to know that in Universe Zero, he never got to commit his biggest crime against sentient life. That means that Holy never lost her family or went through her horrible experience. Everyone wins, except for Cure. But that doesn’t really matter.
As for Void, it looked like I was right on the money about him using his time powers to undo his injuries. The only way that sort of thing could get anymore broken is if he could use it to stop time or fast forward it around himself. Hopefully, he’ll be kept busy long enough for the Crew of Edens plan to work.
This chapter was basically the equivalent of that one meme where someone’s telling someone else to “shut their ***** *** up.” I liked that, and I liked the fact that we’re not going to see Cure again. However, I’m more curious as to how Homura’s fight will turn out. Bring the pain, Homura!
I was surprised it was a single chapter, too. It was a “pleasant” surprise, but………… kinda lame. It’s fine for what it was, but I’m definitely looking forward to Homura vs Freyja more. And I honestly can’t say how good that fight will be. It feels “Too little Too Late” for me to think of this as “Homura’s Final Act In The Story.” Like, had it been Valkyrie vs Freyja somewhere earlier in Universe 0, then this would be her chance to “Surpass Her Teacher.” Instead- she appears and………… what, strips Homura?
I’m glad Holy got a “Happy Life” of her own in Universe 0.
I can’t tell what Mashima’s plan is for Shiki, Ziggy, and Void. Everything we’re seeing is saying that Ziggy can take Void no problem. But Shiki’s the main character- He should be the one who takes on the Final Villain! But everything is saying that…….. he WON’T be because he has to take out the Chronophage as well as help the Earth become the Origin point of Ether for the Universe. Like………….. is Void NOT the Final Villain? Or did Shiki already HAVE his “Final Battle?”