Dead End Loop - Vol. 2 Ch. 12 - Destination
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I am so confused at this end.
I get that the loop is broken by the sister not dying.
But why did the fake sister kill herself?
Did the old lady die?
What are the replacements really and why are there so many in the town? Nearly dying is the catalyst but what is the point of them being there?
If there is no difference between a replacement and a person, as the town clearly shows, what is the point in killing other replacements to be a person at all?
She would still be able to live her life as she did before. The only danger would be crazy replacements, like herself, gutting her for her throat candy. And not having kids, for which you can adopt or use a surogate. It really isn't the end of the world to become a replacement under these terms.
And what's up with the town not liking the sister for a murder she didn't commit and where her mother was the actual victim.
There is so much that isn't explained or just glossed over.
It has an interesting premise but it feels rushed and half done.
I get that the loop is broken by the sister not dying.
But why did the fake sister kill herself?
Did the old lady die?
What are the replacements really and why are there so many in the town? Nearly dying is the catalyst but what is the point of them being there?
If there is no difference between a replacement and a person, as the town clearly shows, what is the point in killing other replacements to be a person at all?
She would still be able to live her life as she did before. The only danger would be crazy replacements, like herself, gutting her for her throat candy. And not having kids, for which you can adopt or use a surogate. It really isn't the end of the world to become a replacement under these terms.
And what's up with the town not liking the sister for a murder she didn't commit and where her mother was the actual victim.
There is so much that isn't explained or just glossed over.
It has an interesting premise but it feels rushed and half done.
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I am so confused right now
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I’d like to see a sequel, maybe if there was a way for her to turn back into a human? That would be cool, and they wouldn’t have to kill anymore to sustain her.
But it does feel a bit rushed, like it was axed or something but i liked it.
But it does feel a bit rushed, like it was axed or something but i liked it.
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The heck.
It's not like I hate open ending.
But... this time feel it's rushed, so much mistery left.
Unique premise, bad execution.
It's not like I hate open ending.
But... this time feel it's rushed, so much mistery left.
Unique premise, bad execution.
@okami well, The childhood friend killed herself to give closer to the audience since it seems the series ended. Story wise, for the purpose of relieving the MC of his guilt/burden/trauma whatever of his dead younger sister by serving as a "replacement", and whatever "transposition" of these feelings to his new step-sister.
Yes the old lady died a long time ago before the last loop save point. She never came back to the house before the last loop.
Author never explained much about what the replacements are and why the are there. I assume if the story wasn't axed, they would have went looking for the step-father and his research, who might know the answers.
I guess the replacements aren't actually the same person as the original, since it occurs when the original person is near death. Probably the original person dies and the replacement takes over. Who knows. It was never explained. But if the replacement doesn't realize it themselves, and act exactly like the original and doesn't do any harm, then there is the ethical dilemma when killing a replacement to harvest the cores if they truly have human rights like the original, because that would mean murdering a replacement is just like murdering an original person. I guess that was what the author was trying to get at when presenting the townspeople and the mayor in opposition to the MC, who allow replacements to live there and defend them and their way of life.
However, one thing that didn't make sense to me is why the conversion to a replacement took a long time for the step-sister to occur. I would have assumed a replacement happens immediately after near death experience. So why did the step-sister retain herself after recovering from her illness? Maybe the father immediately fed her cores while she was sick to stop the process? And I don't understand why she lost her legs. Because doesn't the normal process of becoming a replacement retain all your body parts?
Yes the old lady died a long time ago before the last loop save point. She never came back to the house before the last loop.
Author never explained much about what the replacements are and why the are there. I assume if the story wasn't axed, they would have went looking for the step-father and his research, who might know the answers.
I guess the replacements aren't actually the same person as the original, since it occurs when the original person is near death. Probably the original person dies and the replacement takes over. Who knows. It was never explained. But if the replacement doesn't realize it themselves, and act exactly like the original and doesn't do any harm, then there is the ethical dilemma when killing a replacement to harvest the cores if they truly have human rights like the original, because that would mean murdering a replacement is just like murdering an original person. I guess that was what the author was trying to get at when presenting the townspeople and the mayor in opposition to the MC, who allow replacements to live there and defend them and their way of life.
However, one thing that didn't make sense to me is why the conversion to a replacement took a long time for the step-sister to occur. I would have assumed a replacement happens immediately after near death experience. So why did the step-sister retain herself after recovering from her illness? Maybe the father immediately fed her cores while she was sick to stop the process? And I don't understand why she lost her legs. Because doesn't the normal process of becoming a replacement retain all your body parts?
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Sadly ended too soon, but it was a fun ride. Thanks for the translations!
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I guess replacement is just MacGuffin, though I don't understand why the next door kid sister killed herself before killing the step sister. I mean if she wants to free MC from taking care of step sister doesn't that mean she have to kill her first?
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...that's it? Axe-kun?
