If it weren't for the knowledge that Gojyo and Hakkai can't exist unless Kenren and Tenpou die, I'd be pretty well inconsolable, y'know? And yet I have to admire the dignity and the nobility and the spirit of our dear taishou's farewell even as it saddens me. Goujun's silent, heartfelt respect on the last page just clinches it. It's tragic, and beautiful, and pure Saiyuki pleasure-pain. Minekura amazes me. She's turned me into something of a masochist, at least where this manga is concerned. ^_^;

*hands you tissues*