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Here is the reason for my question a while ago (Many thanks to @blueteller for answering it for me ♡(>ᴗ•))
Of course I am not referring to the uncle of our treasures, he could die and no one will care, I am referring to all those who were trapped in the coup d'état within the tribe, the non-combatants who did not take sides during the coup.
Just think about the wasted potential, what happened to them? where were you? were there more mutants among them? (¬ _ ¬)?
And just think about their abilities, they said Ohn and Hong were rarer than dragons because of them, so the tribe has more abilities than fog and poison.
In order of rarity I think these are the fog cat tribe's native abilities:
FogPoisonVenom (Because they are not the same)Acid
It's a real shame that more attention wasn't given to them in the book, you just have to think about the possibilities. ⸜(*ˊᵕˋ*)⸝
I know he’s not a villain per se, but that was my first impression (´-ω-`)
I thought he was someone cunning, willing to do whatever it took to survive—even surrendering to his captors. Discovering that the ‘Honte’ we were presented with was nothing more than a puppet surprised me greatly ( : ౦ ‸ ౦ : )
It’s because of that initial impression that Honte is in this category instead of the other.
But here we go—the reason I believe he deserves ‘redemption’ lies in his backstory. He shares the same background story as Sir Rex, and we were given hints that there might be a way to make dark magic good.
Furthermore, being used as a marionette by someone you trusted (assuming Bernard was his alchemy professor) must have been heart-wrenching ｡ﾟ(｡ﾉωヽ｡)ﾟ｡
If somehow he could have stayed alive during his time as a puppet, he might have resisted self-destruction in some way and survived.
If he survived, Cale’s group would likely take care of him and help him improve. He could even become a key player in Bernard’s demise. And why do I say this?
Well, to provide context, the main reason I’m writing this is because of a speech that popped into my mind out of nowhere when I couldn’t sleep. Here it goes:
Kindness? Kindness?! You’ve never been kind to me for a single day of your life! Every so-called ‘moment of unity’ we’ve had has been nothing more than you finding a quicker way to turn me into a puppet! You’ve never cared about me! You brought me and hundreds of other children here for your twisted experiments, promising a better life! You and your followers tortured us and reveled in our despair! You turned me into a marionette! For years, you used my body to harm others! I was your weapon! And when I was no longer useful to you, you discarded me! The only reason I’m alive is because the so-called ‘enemy’ took pity on me! They helped me! They gave me everything you promised but never delivered! They cared for me and treated me as one of their own! To me, they are not the enemies! You are the enemy, and I will gladly be the weapon that ends you! Be happy, dear professor. This student knows more about how this world works than you do, and I’ll happily demonstrate it in my graduation project. Your death.
It’s foolish and very emotional, but it seems perfect for the confrontation between Bernard and Honte. o(>ω<)o
We must take into account that since the Queen of Death told us that there was a way for dark magic to be good, the information on how she thought it was possible was probably in her book on dark magic.
Cale would definitely give this book to Honte, and considering that he was already seen as a prodigy even before the possession, it’s likely that he could make the Queen of Death’s theories a reality ＼(٥⁀▽⁀ )／
Perhaps even thinking of her as a mentor, similar to Mary.
And what would that method be? I believe it involves using the user’s own blood. Whether it’s using your own blood to draw magical circles or making blood sacrifices during spells, utilizing your own vitality instead of sacrificing others could be the way for dark magic (now called dark magic, distinguishing it from traditional dark magic) to be natural.
Essentially, dark mages would be crystal cannons—extremely powerful, but if they’re careless or overwork themselves, they could die. This could be mitigated with blood replenishment potions, although it wouldn’t change the essence of their powers (¯▿¯)
I wish the author had addressed this plot hole, and that’s why I believe Honte deserves redemption.
Becrock is a great villain in my view and his idea of how to mix living and dead mana was fascinating (✯◡✯)
I found his character very interesting and his story had too many holes and mysteries to solve so it seemed like a real waste that he no longer appeared after Rosalyn defeated him in battle (︶︹︺)
The fact that he got rid of his subordinates so easily is not an excuse for him not being given a well-deserved redemption or at least a relationship of frenemies and/or reluctant allies with Cale's group, after all DHB did exactly what himself and after being punished he was easily accepted as a member of the family and if everything goes as hinted in the Apitoyu arc he will soon receive a name (」><)」
(Don't get me wrong, I love the DHB (°◡°♡), but I feel that he is a good representative of this type of situation)
I really like the idea of him becoming Rosalyn's subordinate after all, he respects strength and Rosalyn defeating him will definitely show her strength to him probably having an energetic boss-non-energetic subordinate relationship ♡(｡ - ω -)
And who knows? Maybe after that he will become the leader of the ghostly mana research sector (Living Mana + Dead Mana = Ghostly Mana) in the new magic tower ( ̇꒳ ̇ )