07-26-2025, 10:52 AM
Went back to the chapter.
Why I think we're always talking about Xav:
"A young knight ascends the long staircase. Amongst the cheers of thousands, he ascends the throne."
(he's described with the adjective "young" which will be used later for the king. He's also introduced with "a" because we've never met him before in the scene)
"The rebel army storms the capital. They force the young king to take his own life."
("young knight" who ascends the throne and becomes "young king." We've already introduced him, so "the" instead of "a")
(What they want to do is "force the young king to take his own life" but they don't succeed because the next sentence is introduced by "yet")
"Yet their swords are melted into liquid steel in the furnace and cast onto the throne itself."
(if they had succeeded in making the king die, what is with that "yet"? It wouldn't contrast anything previously stated.)
And then it continues with "peace is restored to the kingdom a century later. There are no more casualties from the war for hundreds of years, yet people have come to despise this monarch."
(whatever Xavier did to end the war made him unpopular)
Your timeline would be:
Queen MC dies - Random King ascends the throne - Xav leads the rebel army - They make the King kill himself - The rebel army is defeated anyway - 100 years later they reach peace - Xav who led the rebel army becomes king.
My timeline would be:
Queen MC dies - Xav comes back to find her dead and ascends the throne - Rebel army tries to kill him and take the power - Xav survives but the war rages on - 100 years later he finally succeeds but has lost reputation in the meantime
(other 2 reasons I believe it's Xav is that
P.S. I added two comments on my commentary post, so in case you left the tab open or something, refresh it before continuing with your watchthrough!
Why I think we're always talking about Xav:
"A young knight ascends the long staircase. Amongst the cheers of thousands, he ascends the throne."
(he's described with the adjective "young" which will be used later for the king. He's also introduced with "a" because we've never met him before in the scene)
"The rebel army storms the capital. They force the young king to take his own life."
("young knight" who ascends the throne and becomes "young king." We've already introduced him, so "the" instead of "a")
(What they want to do is "force the young king to take his own life" but they don't succeed because the next sentence is introduced by "yet")
"Yet their swords are melted into liquid steel in the furnace and cast onto the throne itself."
(if they had succeeded in making the king die, what is with that "yet"? It wouldn't contrast anything previously stated.)
And then it continues with "peace is restored to the kingdom a century later. There are no more casualties from the war for hundreds of years, yet people have come to despise this monarch."
(whatever Xavier did to end the war made him unpopular)
Your timeline would be:
Queen MC dies - Random King ascends the throne - Xav leads the rebel army - They make the King kill himself - The rebel army is defeated anyway - 100 years later they reach peace - Xav who led the rebel army becomes king.
My timeline would be:
Queen MC dies - Xav comes back to find her dead and ascends the throne - Rebel army tries to kill him and take the power - Xav survives but the war rages on - 100 years later he finally succeeds but has lost reputation in the meantime
(other 2 reasons I believe it's Xav is that
we're introduced to him talking about assassins sent to his castle during the story, which mirrors what happened during the war
, and that until now his character has been the only one who has never died and has never reincarnated; had he died then we'd have his first reincarnation which would be a big deal plot-wise)P.S. I added two comments on my commentary post, so in case you left the tab open or something, refresh it before continuing with your watchthrough!
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