#Reminds me of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in a way. Going against God's predicaments (by loving a sinner at that)–

[kyouka-supremacy]

I think about the fact that Atsushi was the one to actively kill Fukuchi in their fight in chapter 87, and not Akutagawa, so, so much.

Like isn't it just crazy how their roles were reversed in that moment? Is Akutagawa consciously leaving the deed to Atsushi? Is Akutagawa corrupting Atsushi as much as Atsushi is purifying him? Or is he teaching him that it can't be all black and white? That there's grey nuances to morals? That sometimes the circumstances call for the most atrocious of actions too?

Or is Atsushi calling the burden on himself? Is Atsushi consciously making the choice to kill Fukuchi so that Akutagawa doesn't have to? Is Atsushi protecting Akutagawa from being put in a position where he doesn't have the choice not to kill? Has Atsushi finally acknowledged Akutagawa's effort to be better, and is he trying to protect Akutagawa from breaking the promise? Is Atsushi protecting Akutagawa's precious chance to do good? If so, that's honestly moving: for Atsushi to take someone who was stained with sin beyond forgiveness since the moment he was born, and try and preserve a purity of his that to anyone else was never there to begin with.