Now that we have more information on Red Chanpuru and Suo has been confirmed to be Chinese (or raised in that culture), I actually want to talk about a certain concept that most of you might not have thought much about.
If you have ever watched Chinese dramas under the wuxia genre or Hong Kong martial arts movies, or just had some peripheral knowledge about it, there is an emphasis/focus on sects and masters. They could be teaching different kinds of martial arts styles or chi cultivation or even magic (depending on the level of fantasy present in the show), but the most common thing being shown, no matter how good or evil your sect is, is filial piety.
It is one of the most fundamental principles of Confusianism and a cornerstone of Chinese society in general. A hierarchical order on which families, communities and governments were built upon for centuries. A disciple must always obey their master the same way a son obeys his father and a subject obeys their ruler. Supposedly, the person in the higher position must actually care for those below them in order to earn said respect, trust and obedience, but of course you always have people who will abuse this power dynamic and make their underlings blindly do anything and everything for them.
In the wuxia/martial arts genre, master-student lineage and who you train under is very important. They literally teach you what they know, the secrets behind their technique and prowess, and you must bow down and give your utmost respect and loyalty to said master/sect. Any deviation from that loyalty will have consequences, sometimes world-ending and with hundreds of body counts (looking at you mdzs).
This is the same with the samurai in Japanese history. If your lord orders you to go to battle, then you will go to battle; if your lord asks you to kill yourself, then you will kill yourself; if your lord dies in battle, then you are supposed to commit seppuku and follow him into the netherworld (if you are loyal).
I'm simplifying and dramatising a lot of stuff here, but I wonder if Nii-sensei is trying to incorporate these elements into the latest arc with Suo and perhaps give commentary on it (whether positive or negative or both we don't know). Throughout the manga, we see leaders like Umemiya, Hiragi, Kaji, Tsubaki, Choji, Togame, Kanji, Suzuri, even Endo and don't question their power because we know they are the good guys, or eventually 'redeemed' as good. But with Red Chanpuru being a potentially twisted version of Bofurin, we might see a clash of ideals between doing what's right vs doing what your master/higher-up orders.
