I just wanna say... I'm gonna win

i don't really know but i think dream posted old fanart from a few years back people got mad at him for it? he apologized. everyone went back to normal. but my point was he's been acquiescing to the most nonsense discourse for years. the fans pretend to be mad. get over it when they see he still listens. rinse repeat. idk it's boring and he's not making waves anymore sad to see him fizzle out stuck in the same discourse as always.

It seems more and more like Kinich's deal with Ajaw is an objectively evil deal to be made. It was always a little bit wary right the idea he'd let Ajaw have free reign in his body after he died. But you kind of don't think about it beyond the memes.

However with Ineffa's core planning to kill everybody and overriding her own choices. Ursa the Drake corrupting everyone she came into contact with.

I know it literally just came out but I have got to talk about it

Lohen is so unapologetically anti-social. He pays us to be his 'friend' His dissection of his benevolent and knightly actions in Nod Krai are so incorrect it's comical. We also get to do an Assassin's Creed gameplay (did I top up for that alone... yeah)

Lohen gets physically and emotionally drained being near children and animals. He wants nothing more than to get away from this boring shit and go have a fight somewhere. It's beautiful.

Now as for the meat of the quest.

Lohen makes a choice that is inherently evil. He works for a Long time with Theodore (his kidnapped buddy) to use Ursa for power. He abducts monsters for experiments supernatural season 6 Castiel and Crowley style. The exact same way he witnessed the Fatui do when he was a child.

He is so mocking of how weak Theodore is even though they could have given the two of them a brotherly bond they didn't. Lohen orders he be the one tested upon to give him power. While Theodore's goal is to save Adorno's life Lohen scorns the idea of even spending time with the man. Yet care sneaks in... don't over do it don't accidentally kill Adorno.

Lohen of course being the one to step in and say enough when it IS gonna kill Adorno. His sense of right and wrong is fucked up and all over the place. But he can work on inherently selfish desires for now. Adorno dying doesn't align with those desires.

And Lohen's conclusion at the end isn't that power is bad. Isn't that he should be content with how strong he already has become. No his conclusion it taking it right back to the very start. Lohen isn't willing to be controlled. So power with conditions of obedience isn't really Lohen's power it's not what he's looking for.

He rejects Ursa on the grounds of it's not the right kind of power. And then he seeks his own power in his Witch Homework fighting strong people just as he was before.

Now here's what really made this a 10/10 quest for me.

Consequences in MY genshin impact?? Lohen gets his chance at inheriting a title revoked, his promotion is revoked. And he is obviously uncaring because he never wanted those titles especially not when he knew he was never worthy. And the entire quest Lohen was entirely uneasy at the prospect of being granted things that aren't him. In a complete parallel to how he rejected the power that wasn't his own.

But I am so glad they didn't do an instant 180 on Lohen's personality where he realizes what he's doing is wrong therefore he 'realizes' the way he is as a person is wrong.

Lohen damn near spits on Theodore over come with no other word I can use than disgust at how weak he thinks Theodore is. How pathetic he views him to be.

This scene in 347 where Isagi and Rin's joint kick fucks up, misses, and loses them the game is a core part of Blue Lock's philosophy. Working together will never get you anywhere. Be a solo egoist.

We see this happen where Nagi gets locked off because he relies too heavily on Reo and doesn't preform enough on his own despite having the talent for it.

Bachira and Isagi way back when get separated and teach us right away no team up is safe or sacred here.

And yet. WHY were Isagi and Kasier rewarded for working together and winning the match back in Neo Egoist League. It fundamentally contradicts the systems set up by the narrative. Isagi needed both Michael Kaiser and Alexis Ness to score a goal on Rin. (Kaiser's strength to match Rin and Ness's talent to pass the ball) Which you'd have THOUGHT would have shown Isagi a full team IS needed to play soccer.

This is not a EGO. Yoichi this is literally you being defined by the people around you. I can't even tell if the writing is intending this to be a positive or if this is gonna get beat out of Isagi too because the pacing is so abysmal and Isagi seems to need to be retaught the same exact things every single match of soccer he plays.

Because here he is a few chapters later sure this means he wins. Because when Isagi scored a goal with Kaiser and Ness's help he declared himself the winner over Kaiser. Here where he simply managed to feint left around Hugo and then fuck up making the goal with Rin he decided he wins. While Hugo knows they're not playing 1v1s they're playing soccer.