Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-856627-20151126234023/@comment-1863308-20160518103606

I know this is rescinding on a decision made a year ago, but now that we have a clearer vision of where the story went, cant we include the chapters from Pink Spider through to end of Chapter 73 as part of the Illuminati arc? Or maybe a "Post-Illuminati sub-arc" thats part of the Illuminati arc?

Everything technically in those chapters is considered fallout from the Illuminati arc, like with Yukio discovering his powers is as a result of Lucifer (and Shima) mentioning it to him. Also Lightning appearing and the council meetings are to tighten security against Lucifer and to prevent any events like the Illuminati arc from happining again. Lightning becoming Suguro's mentor is as a result of Suguro losing faith in what it means to be the "best" or "strongest" Exorcist (based on the events of the Illuminati arc).

I wouldn't say any of those chapters' events really sum up to an arc or a subarc per se, it's all loose pieces. The Exorcist Exam is also mentioned in passing and it's not like the events are for preparation for the exam. There isn't really an overarching plot until the whole story with Shura in Aomori.

Aomori arc sounds nice tho!