For accuracy in this one that last bit should be bisected lines.
tbf when I was reading the novel i knew at the third Turning point this was going to happen not because I was spoiled just because Paul is the closest thing to a mentor Rudy has.Now quite how I was going to put it but, yeah, peoples constant 'oh no, not the trauma again' remarks made it obvious for those of us who haven't watched the anime and ruined the shock factor.
Really sucks.
"but what about Roxy," I imagine people asking, and I guess you could make an argument, but she never felt like a true mentor. She taught him about magic, the world, and broke through his psychological issues, yes, but Paul was something more of a point to strive toward that Roxy never was. Rudy would never admit it, but he looked up to Paul in a way he never looked up to Roxy.