Wicked Spot - Ch. 10

[Andigo]

I think bones in the old house considered, Sadako really does have the traits of Bad News. The aura that would be associated with an amoral if not vicious murderer of humans. An evil murderous cannibal house-spirit reviled by a corner of supernatural fandom across decades at least. If these witch found-family are animal spirits, Sadako is the killer house spirit who (unintentionally) is the last thing a victim sees.

We learned to not underestimate what motif witches have, with the animal theme confirmed witches. Sadako could relate to some myth but most importantly she's lived as evil spirit haunting a house. At least that's what people perceived her as so... indirectly that could even count as worship, if this setting uses that trope for gods or myths. And Sadako did this stuff innocently so it's not like she can be held accountable by karma, is it? It's darkly comedic, and these witches don't hold human life in that high regard, but cumulatively evil witchcraft often backlash by "rule of three" or some similar thing so the witch leadership wouldn't go this far. At worst morality is treated as transactional with nature. Whatever the loophole, Sadako is enough of a cheat character or off-kilter lab accident that it's better to get along and steer her than to fight.

 

[wlftchtr82]

Women can't have hobbies now? So what if her body count extends over millennia? She did nothing wrong!! Free my girl!

 

[Shtoops]

I mean, Sadoko did literally live in a house full of the corpses of people she killed, so like, yknow...

 

[MacinteuchPlus]

I can't wait until we learn more about Sadako, wonder why she lived in isolation all this time

 

[cranscape]

I mean, Sadoko did literally live in a house full of the corpses of people she killed, so like, yknow...

They were all taking NAPS. Then bones appeared. Humans are strange, you know.

 

[sssr]

yeah, i was just rereading and noticed that. although i think technically in this world onis are considered witches too, it seems to be an umbrella term? since the group of 4 seem to be animal spirits(?) rather than traditional witches, but still referred to as such.

They weren't animal spirits. They were magically-potent girls who lived in the wild then became witches. They manifested their magic by turning into were-animals due to their origins. So it's more that witches seem to be the originator of the monster legends, rather than that the monsters are classified as witches. We actually saw this already with Sadako because she originated her own version of the "evil spirit haunting an abandoned house" legend.

Also, while Sadako is very, very, very definitely Bad News, she isn't actually evil. She's just a being of absolute power who's devoid of any inhibitions and may have been causing multiple human-napping-then-turning-into-bones incidents without malice. Hanako is actually doing a fair job of putting up inhibitions for her to follow.

 

[mmosimca]

Also, while Sadako is very, very, very definitely Bad News, she isn't actually evil. She's just a being of absolute power who's devoid of any inhibitions and may have been causing multiple human-napping-then-turning-into-bones incidents without malice. Hanako is actually doing a fair job of putting up inhibitions for her to follow.

Yeah, I suspect you're right, and this is the line of morality the author will try to tread.

But what this chapter made me realize that I didn't notice before is that Sadako may be passively (?) bewitching literally everyone around her except Mone.

I chalked up how quick we went from a fight versus Sabbath's minions in the warehouse to a civil meeting sipping tea to then a mission to retrieve people as "just Sal Jiang things", but now I'm wondering if there's more to it.

Based on the situation explained by the four "runaway girls" (before they suddenly started believing there was nothing wrong with returning to Sabbath), Sabbath's methods are typically far more brutal. I remember now that at least one of the members expresses surprise when the boss immediately goes along with Sadako's complete rejection of the initial terms.

It makes me wonder if Sadako is (perhaps even accidentally) controlling the entire flow of the narrative and the personalities of most people in it.

But maybe I'm reading too much into it.

 

[BreadBunny]

They weren't animal spirits. They were magically-potent girls who lived in the wild then became witches. They manifested their magic by turning into were-animals due to their origins. So it's more that witches seem to be the originator of the monster legends, rather than that the monsters are classified as witches. We actually saw this already with Sadako because she originated her own version of the "evil spirit haunting an abandoned house" legend.

Also, while Sadako is very, very, very definitely Bad News, she isn't actually evil. She's just a being of absolute power who's devoid of any inhibitions and may have been causing multiple human-napping-then-turning-into-bones incidents without malice. Hanako is actually doing a fair job of putting up inhibitions for her to follow.

Well, no but kind of. Last chapter showed us Tae-Wol is definitely an animal spirit or otherwise who uses magic to appear human. this chapter shows us that while two of them might just be human shaped witches at least the other two were very definitely just animals before they were taught magic.

 

[Mlfg_AK]

To add to "Sadako is just a silly incredibly powerful being" iirc, she doesn't have much or any magical training at all, yet she can do all we've seen and i don't think those are no easy feats, and altho it has been played for laughs, she has been shown being terrifying.

 

[Rickirey]

Yeah, I suspect you're right, and this is the line of morality the author will try to tread.

But what this chapter made me realize that I didn't notice before is that Sadako may be passively (?) bewitching literally everyone around her except Mone.

I chalked up how quick we went from a fight versus Sabbath's minions in the warehouse to a civil meeting sipping tea to then a mission to retrieve people as "just Sal Jiang things", but now I'm wondering if there's more to it.

Based on the situation explained by the four "runaway girls" (before they suddenly started believing there was nothing wrong with returning to Sabbath), Sabbath's methods are typically far more brutal. I remember now that at least one of the members expresses surprise when the boss immediately goes along with Sadako's complete rejection of the initial terms.

It makes me wonder if Sadako is (perhaps even accidentally) controlling the entire flow of the narrative and the personalities of most people in it.

But maybe I'm reading too much into it.

Dude, I was thinking the same thing! Maybe when Sadako says she's a witch, that's when the "charm" happens. If she is doing something though, it would have to be passive. Since Hanako's PTSD bypasses it theoretically.