#kiritaka

Ah yes Subaru. Because flipping somebody off totallyyyy isn’t sending mixed signals when you refer to the person you flip off internally as “handsome” when you do so.

Ahem. Now. I ponder something. Would Julius even know what the middle finger gesture means?

Subaru's insecurities mostly feel artificial and stemming from his camp treating him like fodder and disrespecting him most of the time, and Emilia's thing with promises is also a character flaw. Isn't Emilia the entitled one here, thinking she can just indulge in Subaru's kindness while not respecting and listening to his wishes properly or treating him like an equal? Subaru also didn't really have a choice not to accept the duel with Julius, and we have Ferris even enjoying it and I'm like... this is just the author hating Subaru right?

And right afterward Emilia blows up in his face while not even allowing him to clear his head, the way she behaves as if he went ahead and fought Julius and not the other way around, she comes off as using might makes right logic here, as though Subaru was this stranger kid who showed up last week or something. And it's not like Subaru actually embarrassed her, in fact she only made herself look somewhat worse with the Puck threat, and Subaru had to humanize her and single-handedly accomplished what the Emilia, Puck, Roswaal trio couldn't

She somehow treats merely leaving him behind at Karsten manor as repaying her debts, if she actually had resolve to permanently end the relationship you'd think she'd give him money or something, after he leaves the manor, but she is not thinking ahead at all. I don't get it, I feel like arc 3 was wholly a gaslighting session and Emilia herself was a horrible person until Subaru confessed to her and she broke the Puck contract

Forgiveness isn't even Subaru's trait, because to forgive someone one must acknowledge they were wronged, but Subaru doesn't even do that. Why must he apologize for her messing up, her not handling or even knowing about the Witch Cult? Aristocracy corruption matters in the story insofar it let the author punish Subaru, even Felt isn't mad at Julius, when she of all people should be. It's like literally Subaru is right, exactly as Typhon said, he is sinless but thinks himself a sinner, and Emilia did take him for granted, not take him seriously enough

The issue here is Emilia doesn't acknowledge this, Tappei retcons future and past Emilia, both of which are inconsistent with LN 4 Emilia and her behavior. Emilia is not the kindhearted goddess the narration or author makes her out to be, she's kinda twisted in her own way, and somewhat sociopathic when it comes to Subaru

She shows zero emotion toward Julius for how he hurt Subaru, or has zero thoughts about the royal guard, until arc 5, I'd say she was a rather bad person like Rem (though nowhere near that extent), and it's Subaru who changed her for the better. Subaru's suffering comes down to having attachment to Emilia camp which simply did not deserve the poor guy, chiefly Emilia

When she doesn't say a thing or two about Subaru's show of loyalty in the throne room, Julius's rant, or his actions, she's implicitly acknowledging many things that lower Subaru's self-esteem, she goes so far as joking about it, plus there's the Kiritaka scene where he throws a bomb at Subaru. It's like Subaru's status is simply not real, he is basically so weak it enables the author to use him as a punching bag

And how is Emilia so impatient that she can't see Subaru having a heart attack and clutching his heart during their fight? She herself knew he looked like an abandoned child, and I think the simple fact she averted her face shows she was in the wrong

I don’t think the correct takeaway is that Subaru is almost wholly justified during Arc 3 despite my probably unusual amounts of grace I give Subaru in that Arc compared to the rest of the fandom takes I have seen of him during said Arc.

I’m surprised Subaru didn’t think of being teleported at the Sanctuary via the crystal when seeing this blue light envelop him.

Aside from that, eugh. I personally know Kiritaka is a decent fellow but I dislike this whole “my” thing when talking about Liliana.

Oh nice so the guy I thought was Dynas in that Arc 2 Liliana SS is indeed confirmed to have been. There was never any explicit confirmation within the SS itself despite my deductions making me think Dynas was there.

Besides that on Dynas, smh the excusing of Kiritaka launching a bomb at Subaru is still irksome to me. Dynas does appear to be genuinely remorseful about it but still the way he addresses it feels very wishy washy to me given his employer did basically chuck a bomb at someone.

Also. Said someone is literally the personal knight of a Royal Candidate which like. HELLOOOO? That is 100% grounds for Kiritaka to have had his head go bye bye reasonably.

LOL Al really out here telling Subaru to not be so worried about the other council members blabbing and then trying to make it seem natural and not like he killed them all. What a guy.

The banter on this meal thing is a nice addition to this scene. Also. Anastasia calling Felix Ferris is a bit of eyebrow raiser. Is this a Yenpress fuckup or does she actually use that more intimate name to Felix?

I guess if Anastasia does do that it is probably due to just going by how Felix prefers to address himself and her taking his desire like that into account.

Even if Anastasia has picked up on some concerning undertones to the femininity Virtuousness Before the Theatre showcased.

Goodness. Subaru even clearly TRIED to fix the mess and responsibly see himself out with Liliana.

Gods I feel so bad for Subaru. Dude did not ask for THIS and Liliana completely and utterly deceived him too + is shifting public perception on what Subaru said to entrap him into something he didn’t willingly choose.