I could complain about Cross forgiving Gimlet but it was expected(love how they focused on just the assassination and not the fact Gimlet literally told Cross he'd become some perverted Nobleman's sex slave if he lost). The more frustrating thing is Cross fundamentally not understanding just...
Did anyone actually think he wouldn't be the missing brother? Like we needed more reasons to understand the Crown Prince is a bad guy, here's her missing brother with his memories probably sealed/restricted and possibly manipulated by that gem.
Because he didn't explicitly say he'd side with her instead. The thought that him and his group are true neutrals seemingly cannot take root in her mind even after all their actions as the Wolves of Justice to prevent casualties on BOTH sides.
As for the idiot with a half-blood sister, did she...
It's pretty obvious the "Hero" is going to get the Berserker armor, Touya is STILL too busy treating this like its a 1 to 1 of the game he played. The author might as well have made him a Berserker to begin with because he has still yet to display the "wisdom" or "knowledge" a Sage should have.
People hate Heinz because they've either read the source material and have information about him manga only readers don't have because of where the manga is at in the narrative(@Chapter 86 out of 412 main story chapters) or they've read spoilers with that information.
Regarding your spoiler...
He's doing the things he does for his own self-ego, he doesn't actually give a shit about repenting for what he did. He's WAY to drunk on the Alda Justice Juice to truly repent.
Because the vessel and the rank of the soul changes the soul. Depending on the vessel it effects the ego, memories...
Having read the LN and the afterstories, seeing pre-afterstory Kouki again is such a bitter pill to swallow. He's just so goddamn hateable as a character.
The manga cut out the meeting with Charlotte, the Transfer circle discover/restoration which is what started Leold's redemption in the eyes of the crown, they cut out the Goblin Monster Rush at Zeat which the Royal Family and everyone in the Capital were flipping out about and used the Transfer...