xxxHOLiC Manga Chapter 178

SPOILER Summary/Synopsis:

Watanuki makes a desperate look for Yuuko-san but cannot find her, Maru, Moro, or Mokona. It appears that the place is beginning to disappear and as Doumeki stands outside, Watanuki holds Yuuko-san’s pipe and wonders.

The following day, Watanuki and Doumeki pay their daily visit to the female cooking student’s house. They ring the bell at the gate and the woman comes out and looks angry. Watanuki apologizes for continuing to bother her and the woman answers by telling Watanuki that she ate the onigiri he made.

Thoughts/Review: Again, we have filler while all sorts of “fun” are going on on the Tsubasa side. With CLAMP continuing to bring back this boring “can’t eat, won’t eat” woman, a part of me believes that maybe, JUST maybe they will tie this with Yuuko-san’s disappearance in a meaningful manner. Mostly though, it just feels like the manga is merely marking time to allow Tsubasa to do its thing. That’s why I keep thinking, “get on with it.” ^_^;

When Watanuki was looking around Yuuko-san’s place, it appeared as if things were being wiped out of existence, at least in parts. However when the scene is shown from outside with Doumeki standing there, there didn’t appear to be any problems. Is that Doumeki’s power? Is it his egg? Or was Watanuki imagining everything?