Gigantic Buffoon is the 324th chapter of the Kingdom manga, written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara.
Summary
The Hi Shin Unit desperately tries to reach and reinforce Duke Hyou and the few dozen of his men who were able to crack the puzzle of the Ryuudou tactic employed by Ri Boku himself, before their advance was halted by Hou Ken. As Shin, Heki and their unit gets closer, the memories of the death of General Ou Ki give him the motivation to slaughter anyone in his path.
At the same time, however, Hou Ken is completely overpowering the Duke and nearly manages to knock him off his horse a couple of times. Hou Ken shows contempt for the Duke, saying that beating him so one-sidedly makes nothing stir within him, to which the Duke replies that he also can't feel a thing coming from the Bushin, and therefore cannot find a place to "start a fire" in this situation.
Ri Boku tries to demoralize the Duke, saying that he should surrender because his defeat is certain, but the Duke refuses. Wounded and outgunned, the Duke manages to get a reaction from Hou Ken by bringing up the fact that, as strong as he might be, Ou Ki would have killed him if it wasn't for an arrow shot at his back at the duel's final moment.
The Duke notices Hou Ken's irritation as the subject is brought up and goes even further by calling him a gigantic buffoon that has yet to realize the huge contradictions within himself - effectively touching upon Hou Ken's true nature, as noted by Ri Boku.
The Duke finally attacks Hou Ken and knocks him off his position, causing his own soldiers to go on a rampage, forcing Ri Boku has to take measures to smother their resolve. Meanwhile, Shin and his unit come ever closer to Duke Hyou's position.
Characters
Qin
- Six Great Generals
- Ou Ki (flashback)
Zhao
Trivia
- Ba Shi is mentioned for the first time.
- Gaku Ga is identified by his name for the first time.