I wonder why Julian looks so sad/afraid in the finale panel. knowing him he should annoyed due to his arrogance and ability to shrug that kind of attack offBecause he couldn't figure out a way to block the spell himself, so a bit humbled. Also, it was clearly his trump card against the archmage, so Brilliant Plan success rate remains 0.
I wonder why Julian looks so sad/afraid in the finale panel. knowing him he should annoyed due to his arrogance and ability to shrug that kind of attack offNot afraid, confused that the spell is hitting himself. This won't keep him down long, since he knows how to counteract it, but it gives Archmage a little more time to deal with him.