As with the previous page, I wanted there to be a long pause with Hiura before she ultimately holsters her gun. It could have gone on longer, but page economy is a thing too.
This is a case where it will be fun to play with the panels a bit when I arrange them for Webtoon. For those unfamiliar with that platform, you read comics in a long vertical scroll, one panel at a time. But the scrolling actually adds a bit of “real time” to it that makes for some interesting beats. In this case, I might have the first panel with just Maeki’s first word balloon. Then the panel again, with no text. Then the second panel, with the close-up of Hiura. Then the first panel again, with Maeki’s second balloon. And then the rest of the panels. Scrolling through those panels will literally add the drawn-out time that is much harder to do on a comic page.
Anyway, that’s definitely one thing I really do like about Webtoon.
Nice balance with the previous page.
Close call for Azarek.
Will he exploit Hiura’s temper when he does escape or will it be his ticket to the next dimension?