@Sep10trion It's like a bride price or dowry depending on what direction you look at it.
I feel like there should have been hints? this sudden power up/ reveal of the eastern hero feels so terribly unsatisfying. Also, did she get chunkier? I seem to remember her being slimmer.
@xPureHavock beginning was super strong on all fronts. The whole overarching thing of the world balance being shot to hell going to have consequences, the sage's inevitable yandere betrayal, the hero's inner struggle to accept her weakness as part of herself so she can reach the true mastery of berserk, these are all things we could have been focusing on. Instead, we got raging mood-swing spirit master.