@billybob98034 Based on how many scanlation groups ask for money, and how many disputes are about groups wanting to get the revenue from various series, I definitely believe that devmax wants to gain money from this series. However, something to remember is that "making money" and "wanting to make money" are two different things. The fact they are at 0/$1200 as you say might be a reason they split off, thinking that if they do, that number will increase. Their channel is currently small on YouTube, but they are hoping to grow it to get to where it is monetized. Maybe they think doing this solo will help drive more traffic there to help it grow.
(As a side note, I'm not affiliated with either of the groups here, or any group for that matter, I just think that devmax not currently being very successful in making money off of the series doesn't equate to them not making the decisions they did because they hope to make money off of the series in the future.)