The Irregular at Magic High School OVA REACTION
Added 2023-11-08 14:54:13 +0000 UTC
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In the original work(light novel) , at this point in time, Tatsuya's restoration magic cannot heal the mental damage caused by the overuse of magic (magic calculation area overheating). However, the OVA changed Honami's lines before her death, and I think this was a bad decision.
t4nature
2024-08-26 04:57:35 +0000 UTCMiya's treatment of Tatsuya is not because she looks down on him for his inability to use magic; it's merely to create a facade to deceive the majority of the uninformed members of the Yotsuba family. There's a minor spoiler part coming up: A few informed individuals of the Yotsuba family have concocted a lie that the protagonist's magical abilities are poor, thus he is despised by the Yotsuba family. However, he is actually deeply feared by those in the know within the Yotsuba family because, if he want, he could convert at least as much matter as a car into pure energy, which could destroy the entire Earth. Miya performed a mental modification on him to stabilize most of his emotions, preventing him from potentially using his magic to destroy the world in a moment of emotional outburst, and to reassure other members of the Yotsuba family so they wouldn't try to kill him preemptively out of fear of him destroying the world. His sister miyuki was created to use her magic to stop him if necessary. Miya has Miyuki treat Tatsuya as a servant to prevent them from forming deep emotional bonds, which could make it difficult for Miyuki to take action against Tatsuya or cause her intense sadness if she has to stop him. Because Miyuki's unique magic, Cocytus, is inevitably lethal if it hits, and since it is a mental magic, there is no defense against it (the only way to avoid being killed by Miyuki is to not be hit). Moreover, it will be mentioned next movie (in the Yotsuba Succession Arc) that if Miya chose to remove all of Tatsuya's emotions, it would not significantly affect her lifespan, contrary to only having two years left in the REMINISCENCE ARC (thus, there was no need for Maya to plan to kill Miya as she was already nearing her end, and Maya was also reluctant to harm Tatsuya, her most favorite "toy"). Using mental magic on Tatsuya does not affect Miya's own emotional functions, but overly precise manipulation overheats the magic computation area, significantly impacting her lifespan. As a mother, Miya chose to preserve one emotion for Tatsuya, not wanting her son to become a cold, unfeeling war machine. The emotion preserved was his love for his sister because Miya knew her time was short, and Miyuki, being genetically modified, would have a longer lifespan than Tatsuya. The reason why Miya allowed Tatsuya to visit and train at a military base is she hope her son could find another way out in the defense forces (receiving management and protection from the military after enlisting).
t4nature
2024-08-26 04:52:35 +0000 UTC
