if you haven’t seen this performance of the beginning s2 intro song, it’s absolutely beautiful. and there’s english subtitles!
hearing the song and reading the english lyrics is absolutely heartbreaking and you can really tell that this song was chosen perfectly for Satoru and Suguru’s relationship.
https://youtu.be/i0K40f-6mLs?si=_CDXb0qK2uZtGLAA
Happy Valentine’s day y’all, have Hualesbians. 💞
'I am forever your most devoted believer.'
Wild.
Satoru: is the strongest sorcerer but can’t hurt Suguru no matter what he’s become
Suguru: knows he’s Satoru’s only weakness but doesn’t use that against Satoru, never raises a hand against him even when he’s dying
Satoru: so guilt ridden for killing Suguru because it’s the last thing he ever wanted to do so he doesn’t dispose of his body the way he should have, causes Kenjaku to overtake Suguru’s body
Kenjaku: inherits Suguru’s memories and understands the depth of the bond between Suguru and Satoru, becoming aware that Suguru is the only weakness Satoru has, launches the Shibuya Prison Realm sealing plan
Satoru: kills thousands of transfigured humans in almost 300 seconds, kills Hanami with minimal effort, uses a Domain Expansion in attempt to exorcize the curses he’s fighting
Kenjaku: uses Suguru’s voice and face to call out to Satoru
Satoru: stops dead in his tracks, the fight leaves his body, happiness fills him for the split second he thinks Suguru is alive in front of him
Kenjaku: successfully traps him and renders him incapable of using his technique
Satoru: realizes that the man in front of him is not really Suguru because Suguru would never have actually hurt him and that’s why his soul knows it isn’t him despite his Six Eyes telling him it’s his cursed energy, calls out to Suguru and tells him to wake up
Suguru: is dead and yet at the sound of Satoru’s voice tries his damnedest to kill Kenjaku with the control he has over his arm
Kenjaku: is amused because no one has ever tried to fight back from beyond the grave before, concludes that the soul is part of the body, and the body is part of the soul
So much language involving souls and their significance. Satoru’s soul recognized the absence of Suguru’s, yet somehow believed he was still there enough to call out to him, and Suguru’s soul answered in spite of all logic.
I really hope things work out differently in the manga so that we can get a fitting culmination to the way things were built up here, Suguru couldn’t have just come back for a split second for nothing. I’m holding out hope.