Several plot threads are skilfully pulled together as Guts finally arrives at the temple of Albion resulting in a series of brilliant moments. I thought Isidro really shined in this book, his determination to impress Guts is infectious and I found his first fight to be both funny and exciting. Guts' reunion with Casca is another stunning sequence which is beautifully drawn, utilising some jaw dropping double page spreads. The highlight for me was the tense stand off between Guts and Serpico, I love how through tactics and a clever choice of location Guts is rendered almost useless. Serpico is certainly one of my favourites and this scene is one of the main reason why.
Again Kentaro pays homage to the Guin Saga. In the second half of this book Guts assaults the temple in a huge reference to the first novel of the series. Having read both the similarities are obvious to me. For example Guin breaks into a tower to rescue the twins of Paros Guts does so to save Casca. Guin is confronted by a seething mass of Yidoh, a gelatinous beast which looks like a giant amoeba capable of dissolving a person. Guts however is confronted by a seething gelatinous beast which is capable of dissolving a person and while it name is never mentioned I'd bet good money it begins with a Y. Theres even a monster at the top of the tower in both stories. I can't tell if Kentaro was just being lazy or what but I don't care because its bloody brilliant.
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