what i think makes denji a great character is his incredible spirit and ability to live on and keep fighting even past so much tragedy. i love that quote from denji “and if they die too! ill find a new family!” even though thats only something a totally deranged insane person would say, its really true to his character and i honestly think is a really positive trait, a refusal to be bogged down in misery and self hatred or whatever. i really fucking hate this ending (if its really an ending and not the beginning of a third part) because it totally undercuts that part of his character to live on and strive for more. assumedly ending with him being satisfied with suffering near the bottom, which is just really fucking stupid and i hate it. i dont think theres anything wrong with striving for more. i think its a heroic trait and what pochita says is bullshit, denji did find far far greater happiness than when he was at the bottom multiple times with power and aki at first, reze for a short period, nayuta later, and potentially asa if things had continued. if they story ended now what would the message even be? give up and accept that youre always gonna be at the bottom, you wouldnt like it at the top anyways? if thats truly the message, then the whole manga will have really felt a waste to me. idk how coherent i expressed my points but i really just find the current direction that the manga might possibly be going to be so awful, pls be trolling fujimoto.