Genshin Impact “Chapter 7: Dusty Chest” (Part 1 + Part 2) Webtoon Review
Major Spoilers are included in this Webtoon Review. Please read with caution.
On October 21, 2020, I started and finished Genshin Impact Webtoon’s Chapter 7: Dusty Chest Parts 1 and 2. This chapter took the time to cover Diluc’s background, and how it is connected to the current case being investigated. Chapter 7’s Parts 1 and 2 were also short, so this was a fast-paced one that allowed us to understand why Diluc is the brooding bartender he is today.
Told from both Kaeya’s perspective to Jean, Amber, and Collei and Diluc’s perspective to Lisa, we learned about Diluc as a young boy and the close relationship he shared with his father. We also were given context on how his father was killed three years ago, and the effect it had on Diluc when Kaeya and the other knights came too late to save his father. The flashback also revealed that Diluc’s father was a capable fighter who sacrificed his life to protect his son, but how he actually died even though he won the fight was unknown.
That is until…
Let’s talk about the awesome cliffhanger from Chapter 6: Wind and Fyre first. Kaeya asking for the mysterious young girl’s name—was actually addressed before we dove into Diluc’s tragic background story. The mysterious young girl’s name is Collei. I did like the interaction between her and Kaeya, and then how lighthearted it got when Amber showed up. The chapter 7 cover also confirmed that Amber and Collei will be treated like the protagonists moving forward.
Collei revealed—setting up a cliffhanger going into Chapter 8—that the power Diluc’s father used actually backfired on him during the battle to save young Diluc. The context to what she means by this was the cliffhanger, so we will be learning more about what she means in Chapter 8. There wasn’t much else going on in this chapter, as y’all know at this point—if y’all had been following my earlier Webtoon chapter reviews—that Genshin Impact focuses more on plot delivery than character development.
Thanks for reading this Webtoon review, everyone! I really appreciate it! I would recommend this Webtoon for those still playing the video game. Let’s keep it reading into Chapter 8: Final Clue!