when this series started, we saw beato in the light of haruhi, being an obnoxious individual doing whatever she wants, desecrating whomever she kills. as the series progressed, we get to see how her cruelty reaches extreme heights. in this third arc, we get to see how a single slap deliver so much feelings.
going back in my haruhi x kyon slapping discussion, i guess it really would’ve made wonders should koizomi not intervene and let kyon slap haruhi. i guess, the more close you are with a person, the more it would hurt if you get reprimanded by him later on and such would’ve been the case with beato and probably, should’ve been with haruhi.
im beginning to think that battler originally believed in witches, that he believed in magic yet denies the use of it as antagonistic means. as it was said by virgilia, magic brings happiness to people. this very statement on which beato became a witch shakes the definition of her being as a witch. all she did with her magic was bring sadness, death, and despair, a contradiction to what defines witches as based on this series. however, there’s a contradiction at this point. recalling back to when the 1st game occurred, beato originally intended to make everyone happy. she plans on reviving everyone and give them good ends however, this did not occur since battler denied her existence and his reason for denying her must’ve been her method of being revived. by having people die and reviving them later, that is one abuse of power that battler couldn’t accept. why is that? because battler values human life. contrary to witches, especially the endless class, life can only be lived by humans once. having something, people would strive hard for, taken for granted is a very insult to a person’s existence. it’s like playing an RPG game where you strive hard to level your characters to 100 yet other people shamelessly download and use other’s saves and brag how good they are. i guess for battler, what he can’t accept the most is the existence of a so-called omnipotent being who doesn’t give shit to the efforts of lowly beings.
even though i miss beato’s insane laughter, this episode shows how childish she has been, how she was a child all along and how she matures in this episode. in a sense, this also reflects how some adults act after they’ve been given power, fame, and/or fortune.
then again, it’s beato we’re talking here. i wouldn’t blame battler if he would never let his guard down against her. after all, it’s not easy to redeem yourself after you’ve shown people your diabolical side.
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