Title: Queen’s Quality Vol. 24
Author: Kyousuke Motomi
Publisher: Viz Media
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Pages: 168
Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance
Publication Date: December 2, 2025
The Story
With this being the penultimate volume, the final battle has begun. Tsubasa headed off to battle K while the city became overrun with bugs due to K’s influence. The major gates come together to exterminate as many bugs as possible before Tsubasa arrives.
While Tsubasa confronts K, Yanagi fled from when Kaede in cat form disappeared, only to be met by Takaya instead! Takaya holds him there until Kyutaro and Fumi can arrive. When they do, Yanagi proclaims that it’s too late and that his plans have come to fruition. He makes his escape and dares them all to follow him. When they do, they find him surrounded by superbugs. Fumi is about to charge in when something feels a bit off about them. It appears Yanagi’s grand scheme has been revealed, and that these are no ordinary bugs!
Can Fumi get past her true despair and face The Crimson Snake head-on?
Characters
We had some significant character development in this volume despite it being right near the end. We learned what K and Yanagi truly are, and while I won’t spoil it, I will state that we were victims of misdirection throughout the entire series. Upon learning about their true identities, it puts a lot of things into perspective… especially when it comes to Fumi’s entire backstory. It sheds new light of the day when Kaede thought she was burned alive in the village. It also explains a few things about Yanagi being Fumi’s father, too. Plus, with K’s true identity revealed, you realize just how sick and sadistic the Crimson Snake truly is.
Even though we learned Tsubasa’s true name in the previous volume, seeing him allow Kyutaro and Fumi to address him by his true name shows the level of respect he has for them, along with the strength of their bond. Everyone else in the series still refers to him as Tsubasa, which also highlights the special permissions he gave to them. While it’s a small detail, knowing Japanese culture somewhat, I can feel the impact and importance of that moment.
Final Thoughts
As expected, there was a lot of action in this volume as the combined gates tried to stave off K’s attack until Tsubasa arrived. When he did, he was granted access to K’s mind vault by K herself, where he attempted to confront her, but, as expected, it wasn’t going to be easy… although I will say that the battle between them wasn’t as grandiose as I thought it would have been. I was expecting something deeper and more epic; however, when it was over in just four pages, I was left disappointed. I get that this battle was more of a conversation than anything, but I would have thought that when K went off the deep end, it would have been more of a battle of overpowering her and forcing her to listen, more than just a couple of big hits and then a heartfelt conversation. I don’t know if there were time constraints or not, but it was a bit underwhelming.
As for the battle with Yanagi, that one is just getting started. Of course, showing up and trying to settle things immediately with a sneak attack wasn’t going to work. Now, he is showing Fumi what true despair looks like. This is going to be her big test in the final volume, but I’m pretty sure that, thanks to plot armor that more main characters wear, she will overcome it, and we will settle things once and for all. The big question is, how do things wrap up?
Will there be some leftover bugs that the sweepers have to take care of? Once Yanagi goes down and the Crimson Snake is dealt with, what of the other snakes? Do they continue their life of peace, or do they also have to be exterminated for true peace to persevere? There are a few directions this series could go in, but I would think that if the world were to know true peace, all snakes, regardless if they seem reformed or not, have to be erased. That means Kyutaro, Tsubasa, and Fumi will need to die. It would be a monumental and shocking ending, but… after 28 total volumes across this and the prequel series, I don’t think Motomi-sensei is going to commit character genocide.
That leaves things open for a more peaceful ending to the series. Well, we’re just one volume away from seeing if we get that type of ending, or maybe Motomi-sensei channels Gen Urobuchi.
I’m looking forward to seeing how this battle ends up!
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