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Manga spoilers!!!

Don’t read unless you’ve seen!! I’ve been thinking and digesting this last chapter.

The main theme of Sakamoto Days has been that everyone deserves a second chance and therefore no one ever deserves to be killed, especially because we don’t know what their own life is like. Who says we get to take it away?

Nagumo and Uzuki bring up the fact that Uzuki has killed and will continue to do so. So unless you completely capture and make it unable for him to escape before he repents, he will repeat the killing and repeat the power. Obviously Uzuki is hurting and he deserves the chance to be good, have retribution, and choose to apologize. He deserves the chance to rectify for putting a bounty on Sakamoto, for killing many, and for putting multiple kids & families in danger.

Nagumo, on the opposing side, brings the same question that JJK has as well: what happens when someone you save goes on to kill a person or being?

We don’t know much about Nagumo’s family or history. We know he’s from an elite and infamous family of spies. And we know he’s transferred from the spy department to assassins department in the JCC. As of the switch, his only known family left was Rion Akao and Taro Sakamoto. One who is dead and the other is almost dead (I don’t think he’s dead yet). That’s his only family. And the guy who has killed both (nearly), is planning on killing more.

Nagumo has always been morally teetering, but he has always respected Taro (despite his teasing), he’s always supported him. He’s now in a moral conflict that I think was well thought out (development wise), because he trained with Sakamoto because he betrayed the new JAA for him. But he’s also never had to (after officially joining the Sakamoto allies) be told, “our rule is no killing” despite already knowing the existence of the rule. Sakamoto never told Shishiba “no killing”. But Nagumo is his friend.

So new potential theory: Nagumo accidentally kills Sakamoto when Sakamoto’s last bit of energy goes into stopping Nagumo from giving the final blow on Uzuki. Nagumo = devastated. Uzuki sees Sakamoto’s death and internalizes it, becoming the new Sakamoto to live on taro’s dream of the new jaa with a chain convenience store front. Everyone’s going to end up alright besides Nagumo of course. Because Nagumo just killed his last friend in the og trio.

I do hope Nagumo just obliterates Gaku and Uzuki in the battle again. Gaku ain’t at full strength, and Uzuki just fought Sakamoto. Nagumo has the best possibility and best skills out of both of them. Objectively.

#this was a lot to think about honestly #I didn’t know how to put this in words for awhile #sakamoto days #sakadays #nagumo yoichi #nagumo #gaku #gaku sakamoto days #taro sakamoto #uzuki kei #manga #chapter 267

Yona did nothing wrong (chapter 267)

Given that we're getting the next chapter soon, I wanted to comment on this matter a last time. Akatsuki no Yona is not a fatalistic story. It showed us that things could be changed to the better through hard work. That's why, this story will never promote the idea that one should surrender to their abusers and accept their fate for the greater good. Because yes, the dragon gods are abusers: they're akin to the toxic controlling partner (or parent) who gaslights you and claims to know what's better for you, who claims their unreasonable behaviour is justified in the name of love, that it is your fault for not appreciating it, and that everything bad that happens, will be because you didn't listen to them.

Neither Yona nor Hiryuu are selfish, foolish or evil for seeking to escape a toxic environment. It is never the victim's fault for rejecting their abuser. And whatever natural disasters befall the innocent people in Kouka will be because the gods chose to unlish destruction with their own hands, not because Yona refused to yield to their suffocating love and oppression.

In fact, Yona's defiance isn't only morally justified, but also logically sound for several reasons:

1- the gods have proven themselves to be untrustworthy, by attempting to kill the very people they promised to turn human and send back to earth, leading to their current descent to madness from repetitive contract breaking. If Yona had trusted them and they later went back on their word, she'd be called dumb and naïve instead.

2- The contracts they're imposing are one sided and self serving. A contract should allow both parties to put their own terms and conditions, yet Yona is denied this right. They're desperate to regain their strength, and once that happens nothing will stop them from breaking a contract or two. Ooryuu confirms that they'll keep imposing increasingly absurd conditions, but Yona is expected to comply with these absurdities?

3- The gods had already started withdrawing their "devine protection" the moment Yona entered the chalice. They were already planning to abandon humanity all together. Their protection of humans so far was only linked to Yona's well-being, that's why, if anything, Yona returning to earth would actually coerce them into maintaining their devine protection out of fear for her safety.

4- by returning to earth, Yona isn't severing all ties with the gods. She can go back to heaven and negotiate a contract whenever she wants thanks to the chalice and a drop of her own blood. Far from "abandoning" her people to certain death, she's giving herself the opportunity to assess the situation firsthand. Is this "devine protection" really necessary? Would its absence really affect the country in an irreversible way? Can't the people actually work through this crisis hand in hand and overcome it? After all, nothing guarantees the images shown by the gods are real, or much absolute. Yona has already defied fate: saving Hak from Zeno's attack, and seeking out the dragon worriers to prevent his death, proving that nothing is set in stone, and that you can change the future through analysing the current situation to decide on the best course of action

5- Kouka isn't facing "immediate" destruction. The sun didn't disappear, it merely got veiled by clouds, much like in winter. People are able to walk down the streets without using torches or candles. While Photosynthesis may decrease, crops will not wither overnight. Kouka also ought to have its own food reserves for similar crises. It also now posses several vassal states that could help providing food and housing for the most affected areas. This leaves enough time to evaluate the situation and decide on the best conduct to adopt

6- The fundamental problem remains that the gods are apathetic to humans. They're unable to relate to them, and often minimise their suffering. Yona's return to heavens won't be more than a fleeting remedy to a lasting problem. As the protagonist of the story and Hiryuu's reincarnation, Yona ought to treat the problem at its root and find a way to bridge the gap between gods and humans, eventually making a contract that cannot be broken. Can this be achieved through surrendering yourself to vicious fickle beings? What was Akatsuki no Yona about all along? Was it a story praising self sacrifice and martyrdom as the absolute form of strength, selflessness and generosity? Or was it a story about struggling through the mud, relying on your actions, efforts and choices to shape your outcome? About challenging injustice, resisting fate and finding alternative paths? Which of these best describe Yona's actions in this chapter? Think about it, and find your answer.

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