Blue Lotus

So when I read few first chapter of the S2, I thought it was a flashback but feels weird why did they put a flashback on a chaos situation? A filler episode? Nah.

Then Elias introduced himself.........WEIRD, if I remember correctly, isn't he supposed to be introduced later in the story (from S1 timeline)? I forgot which chapter but I remember we knew about this "Janitor" through Ritsu (cmiiw) not himself and it was like first time we knew about him and someone (i forgot which ghoul) introduced him to us, not himself long after the first interhouse mission.

also Mio comeback earlier than he supposed to??? I remember Haru and more 3rd years said somewhere about Mio wasn't there kinda thing but I forgot what chapter but the context are either the clockwork anomaly or his arm broken because no one doing the maintenance (indicate Mio not comeback yet because DWA would use him right away if he's back right? I mean we know Cornellius' nature). Like in this episode, they already used him right away after he's back.

Oh don't forget Nicholas mentioning "Dionysia students" not "Dionysia ghouls", I assume the house are still there, the students are still there, no one mentions or indicates that Dionysia is already defunct in this episode (somehow?) not like in S1.

And they officially announce their arrival this time....... if it happens in S1, some general students at least aware about it right? But nope, no one mentioning them even until the last goodbye arc.

with this "evidence", it clearly indicates we're not in the same timeline, which basically confirms the timeloop theory OR(/and)......... memories we went through S1 weren't real but an illusion shown to us to prevent the tragedy from happening. others already explaining the timeloop theory so I want to yap my theory about S1 being a stageplay by Dionysia ghouls and that's why they only make an appearance as an "side characters".

I mean, some goetia demon has the power to show a future and it's weird that no one has the stigma to create an illusion for someone to see the future. What if, the one held that power was Elias or one of Dionysia ghouls?

Throwback to Elias dialogue from Our Last Goodbye II:

Feel something off? Yes, when he said "to avoid this fate, you needed to know the truth", so it isn't like he's GOING to show us the "truth", but he WAS showing us the "truth" through S1.

if that was the case then the S2 storyline may be the (real) "present" storyline and we just see a future through S1 stories to avoid the prophecy... though it still weird why no one from Dionysia (other than Elias and Haru) appeared on S1 but if Elias was the one showed us the future, he maybe hiding something about Dionysia ghouls from us (MC).