OnS Chapter 156 - Analysis & Review
Well, hello everyone. It's me again hehe... kinda gloomy after knowing this long journey is coming to an end.
When the final two chapters come. I won't post more theories or analysis, except small reviews because it's the great climax.
Soo the chapter starts with the Shinoa Squad. They are fully aware they're getting tracked along the fact that Yuu's aiming to sacrifice themselves.
Within this heart to heart conversation, we see that even despite the resolution they reached, there's one member for the love she holds, she doesn't mind becoming the sacrifice.
True. She's in love with Yuu. She loves him because for the 1st time, it's not about the end of the world, it's her first real feeling within the short life she has had. Just like the rest, they must have feelings about something they dream about very independent of sticking like the family they are. After all, that's what it means to live.
Now, maybe some might find upsetting the talk about "love" being a reason or a meaning to her life; however, this trope is very common in old tales. Even in current stories, love is ultimately the force that pushes forward for some sort of miracles. It depends how it's polished to make it shine.
Now, back to the topic. We see that Kimizuki gives Shinoa a rather harsh reality. What happens if they die? They know they can be killed since they'll face Saito, Yuu and Mika. Ironically, Yuu is aiming to kill Yoichi and Kimizuki for the last sinful keys they possess to do all that massive spell. Kimizuki wants the endless cycle of curse and getting cursed to end.
This point touches something the manga has been trying to convey for so long. The whole story is set upon resurrecting, or rather, the fear towards "Death". That fear is something way more common than what we tend to think. However, in this story, death should be viewed as what it is, a phase all living beings go through; hence why, the most important thing in the world is to make the most with the time we have; just like Kimizuki states: "The dead should stay dead. The living musn't bring them back."
With this, Kimizuki too wants to be certain Shinoa will fulfill a promise just like he's doing. Because indeed, the long curse they've been wrapped on is all about resurrection, yet they're not Gods to do that. They're mortals and he wants to make certain Shinoa realizes that too. Given that Shinoa is facing a really harsh reality that she could lose everything, even if she won't attempt madness, there's a "bug" inside her that could go against that wish. Hence why Kimizuki requests Yoichi's aid. Thanks to Yoichi's ability of "hack", he goes inside of Shinoa's heart.
Shinoa of course is surprised to some degree. (Which she shouldn't considering what happened back in chapter 154 and 155 along her being able to peek on people's hearts). Yoichi in this case, wants to be certain Shinoa won't deceive them. Shinoa lets him see through her and of course, Yoichi takes a small part of the 1st powers along catching a glimpse of Shinoa's strong emotions.
Yoichi knows Shinoa loves Yuu too much, that the only thing Shinoa seeks is that Yuu gets to live in the present with them. But because that love is so huge, he is concerned Shinoa might go berserk and lose her way.
This alone talks hugely about him given that the Squad must reassure each other that they're no longer alone. That they're a family and as long as they stick together, they can pull it off.
The conclusion they have at the end is that they'll fight Saito and only Saito.
The next part is focused on Yuu, Mika and Saito. They are fully aware that Shinoa is coming their way. They're fully aware Shinoa's more powerful than them and of course, they'll pull the fight for their plan to succeed.
Given Saito's speech, the death flag on his head is extremely huge. And given that the whole story revolts on a final battle between humans. The end of this long tale is set between Yuu, Mika vs the Shinoa Squad.
At the end with them, Yuu reveals he is the angel Mikaela which is why the 1st and Saito failed utterly. Saito at the end has nothing else to lose hence why he's going to be the back up in case Yuu and Mika lose the battle. Saito of course, is going to fight with everything he has just like Yuu and Mika. Along this, Yuu informs Saito that Shinoa knows how their battle against Guren, Ferid and Mahiru went like; which of course is not convenient for Saito at all.
Then we go back to the Squad jumping into action, we know Shinoa's casting a massive sigil spell (for what, mayhaps halt Yuu) since the end goal is finish Saito and drain Yuu's powers.
Given that Saito spotted them, for the first time in ages, Mitsuba jumps into action.
Given that Mitsuba will finally head on. There's a chance we see Ky Luc as a demon.
As for the analysis, at this point the only thing I can say is; that even if Yoichi is setting counter measures against Shinoa, Shinoa got the look of a massive death flag. Even if Yoichi counter measures her, there's something off in there for how she allowed him to see what he wanted to see.
The battle will likely be interesting against Rigr but given the time limit in terms of volume... I do hope chapter 157 is long enough to cover a good ending.
Remember, even if the author said he was fond of happy endings or good endings, we must wonder "what counts as one".
As a very side note:
How did I come with so many posts?
The answer lies in music, the manga panels, facial expressions, the emotions each character line holds... all of them come into one and ultimately, I choose one track that resonates the most. That's how I came with so many theories & analysis.
