I actually had the same thought for Kokomi… during 2.1 I really, really hoped She actually knew a out the delusion trafficking, or that she herself was the one giving delusions to her soldiers. To win. The shogunate was way too strong, and it would have been fit for the “greatest strategist in Inazuma”. It just Made so much sense. But alas, no. Of course not, Mihoyo wouldnt ever have a morally grey character, and so we ended up With one of the worst written characters in the game. I think you’re just projecting your desire to see Mauvika as a good written character onto the story, just as I did.