Azathothweirdo

They're not normal on the subreddit. I was told to kill myself for debating the fact within the story he's not treated like a villain. Or that I'm excusing abuse or a number of things for pointing out he's treated like an antagonist with in the text.

Being sent to Asylum, which is a horrible place, and being happy about it seems foolish. Especially soon after your adopted family died. The schedule is strict, you are essential trapped there, and Jenny said most kids cry on their first night there. But Yuri stays positive, latches onto her enjoyment of studying demons and getting education (which her adopted family hoped for her). Like Rin said, he didn’t know what thoughts or fears his mother had as she was sent to there.

Also, I think it’s her near-unwavering positivity when it comes to the coexistence of demons and humans that people perceive as dislike-able. We don’t know the nuances of her mindset when it comes to labeling demons good and bad, other than she personally prefers not to fight any of them. That type of absolute-pacifism can be seen as unreasonable and frustrating, especially when directed towards beings who prey on weakness to possess bodies as vessels.

Yuri having this mindset while the audience is exposed to the horrors of Section 13 done by and for the Demon Kings so they can have human vessels can make you feel skeptical of her vision. There are people who would definitely feel hateful for Yuri’s opinions, thinking them callous. Her being “unfazed” and “happy” about working at Section 13 is something I think readers can interpret very shallowly.

It’s the same when Rinka realizes his Ego, and Yuri immediately attempts to rationalize his murderous actions. The thing is her rationalization could be valid, since she’s an adept, learned tamer. But Satan is an unprecedented, unpredictable specimen. Also, she admits to being biased since she’s known him since childhood. 

As we see her interact with Satan, we see that her hopes of teaching him things like compassion and socialization (with others beyond her) are futile. Which is frustrating, as she still tries to affect change in him and the audience, who knows how the story is going to go, wants her to quit while she’s ahead.

Her continued “niceness” towards Satan is probably another thing viewers look at quite shallowly, though you should remain calm with an unidentified, volatile demon; Yuri had moments where she was vehemently against Satan, and that resulted in very big outbursts (escaping Section 13, trying to kill her in his “Castle”, and trying to kill her with blue flames while in Shiro’s body). Even the DEMON KINGS are extremely appeasing to Satan, and that’s because he’s powerful and temperamental.

To invest hope in the Big Bad that is Satan. To still love Rin, trying to defend him after he came out of the womb killing exorcists, and then to still cradle him so lovingly. After all that, she still had enough… attachment to name Rin after Rinka (early, flame wisp version I think).

I don’t think people realize that Yuri hates killing, and that she is probably putting on a calm facade (like a certain younger twin), while she has to keep so many people from dying. She hates fighting demons, and she hates fighting humans.

We also don’t know a lot of Yuri’s inner thoughts and turmoils during this, as Mephisto said. Mephisto saying that “Yuri Egin failed” indicates that she either had a plan or that she was Mephisto’s plan. He’s also right in that saying that people will just label her a “witch”, regardless of Shiro saying that she “tried more than any of us”. Guess that must apply somewhat to the readers as well.

Shiemi herself also recently showed some more dubious morality in the previous chapter, by wanting to maintain control over Amaimon so she could remain "useful" to her friends, which I thought was interesting. I think it was suppose to be perceived as the most toxic moment in her being useful mindset-behavior patterns.

I overall enjoy characters who do things for the "Good of everyone" since they're really interesting to me. I wouldn't adore Bondrewd from Made in Abyss, or Lelouch vi Britannia fro Code Geass if I didn't. Shiemi's family lands right in that. But there's something off about Shiemi's grandmother and her mother overall that I can't put my finger on. I'm waiting to see how Kato does things since she's always good for that, but right now it kinda bugs me how she has Shiemi's grandmother set up. I just need more after getting a taste of this side of her family lol.

Getting a bit more on Shiemi's backstory was my favorite part of the story, it answered some questions I've had for a long time. I'm really curious how this is going to play out, especially with how her father died and how it was previously hinted that Jeremiah was involved in some way.

Shiemi's grandmother continues to be a interesting character. I'm not sure how Kato's trying to write her totally, but I'm sure we'll get more. At this point her wanting to go off and retire like nothing has happened, is frustrating in different ways. People soften with age, especially when it comes to their grandchildren, but the way she treated Yuri has always stood out to me.

Pushing along the birthing process absolutely is why Yuri died in the first place. She wasn't doing so hot even then, but making pass her placenta like Shiemi's grandmother did was totally what did the twin's mother in. Given how cold she seems to be, it's clear this was her way of resolving things where it concerned Yuri. If she's dead, they don't have to worry about Satan trying to come back to her.

Not much tbh. I think he's a interesting character, and it's neat that Kato brought him in. Especially since it expands the Exorcist world past Japan a lot more. I don't really have a opinion on the guy since I've unfortunately never seen the movie actually.