Thanks for the chapter, Kredim.
Goddamnit, San--not you too. :|
I know that she has no reason not to be in the self-righteous goody-goody group Kikuru's a part of, but it still hurts to see. If only Hades could force them to see what he had to suffer at the hands of the villagers Kikuru and his people are hellbent on protecting; what makes it all so much worse is that Hades didn't get started until they put a hit out on Fone.
Speaking of, exactly how are Kikuru and his group still fighting with full willpower? Have they been made aware of nothing the reader knows (e.g., the assassination of Fone)? Are they questioning nothing at all, doing nothing more than occasionally frowning and navelgazing emptyheadedly? Fone's killer effectively confessed his guilt at least twice, and Kikuru's group not only felt the need to protect that illusionist, they--especially Kikuru, who automatically attacked upon sighting an opening--still have hostile bearing toward Hades. Is the only solution Hades ending up exactly as Fone did--killed for feelings?
I remember someone arguing well against the points I brought up--that person got me to reconsider my perspective of this situation a bit. I don't remember who it was, but I remember the main thing that got me to think twice was the indiscriminate nature of Hades' attack. Now, I wonder how any of what I was told can hold up after all we've seen--especially since the guilt of the villagers who started this mess is repeatedly revealed (albeit piecemeal) to Kikuru's group as well, and they just protected an individual who made it clear how much he earned the death he was about to get.
Fone was a victim, and now the people expect to make Hades one, too. Who was he supposed to go to for redress in the first place--the people who wanted him dead in the past or the people now trying to kill him?