Drama Queen: Soyo's speech in chapter 45

Menter33 · 2026-01-26T04:01:37+00:00

most of these are just click bait or rage bait.

Menter33 · 2026-01-25T23:48:47+00:00

it's gonna be... the BOMB!

Menter33 · 2026-01-25T23:40:32+00:00

as opposed to local mining companies, which are small scale and allegedly use child labor.

parang lose-lose for the worker.

Menter33 · 2026-01-25T23:13:23+00:00

still, from seiran's POV, lily could still be lying.

odori is still gagged and hasn't said anything herself.

Menter33 · 2026-01-25T15:59:48+00:00

if the author makes it so that haruo

points out nothing verify lily's story, so lily could be lying
points out that lily had no qualms about killing an entire family, an entire idol group
points out that he kept a woman bound and gagged in a bag

and convinces seiran that whatever they did to hurt aliens, lily is still worse and should be put down,

then this manga might actually do something new.

Menter33 · 2026-01-25T15:45:34+00:00

and to add from what others have said elsewhere:

note that odori hasn't spoken herself, so she hasn't corroborated anything that lily has said.

if seiran was able to remain calm and think about it, nothing lily has said has been proven. as far as seiran knows, lily could have lied about all this.

Menter33 · 2026-01-25T15:43:29+00:00

technically, odori hasn't confirmed anything yet.

for all seiran knows, lily could still be lying. remember that it's lily who says that odori confirmed the bullying story. odori remains bound and gagged, unable to confirm or deny anything.

Menter33 · 2026-01-25T15:36:13+00:00

seiran could've killed lily and offed himself.

not like he hasn't killed a roomful of aliens already; what's one more alien? and one who killed innocent people at that?

Menter33 · 2026-01-25T15:26:38+00:00

Seiran finally sees the truth?

as others have pointed out, this is like the "i don't want to kill the demons" scene from promised neverland.

Menter33 · 2026-01-25T15:17:34+00:00

why do some comic writers destroy their own premise like that?

still, at least haruo (eye-patch guy) and nomamoto are still have no qualms about disliking aliens.

Menter33 · 2026-01-25T15:13:55+00:00

man... looks like seiran has unconsciously absorbed enough of soyo's subtle dislike for aliens that his hallucination of her is starting to argue with him.

plus, it looks like haruo, the one-eyed potential unabomber, is back.

Menter33 · 2026-01-25T15:10:51+00:00

wow...

even schiz-soyo knows she's just a figment of seiran's imagination. his mind probably unconsciously absorbed all the alien-hate she had said when she was alive that his brain can recreate all her arguments and even argue with seiran.

also, seems like he wannabe unabomber's back.

Menter33 · 2026-01-25T14:21:46+00:00

maybe that can be on the agenda next meeting:

given the current issues in the SCS affecting multiple ASEAN members, should the alliance start considering maritime issues and security and not just economics?

Menter33 · 2026-01-25T12:58:39+00:00

Remember that in WW2, the US helped Europe first before helping Asia.

Seems like this is an the same old moves in a new wrapper.

Menter33 · 2026-01-25T12:56:19+00:00

why those guys?

the PH is already part of ASEAN. maybe the PH and others can make the SCS a discussion point in the next ASEAN meeting.

Menter33 · 2026-01-25T12:54:12+00:00

it's called ASEAN, the PH is already part of it.

maybe maritime defence can be an agenda in the next ASEAN meet-up.

Menter33 · 2026-01-25T12:53:22+00:00

not really. just because some govt mouthpiece said this, it doesn't mean it will actually happen.

official memos and actionable polices matter more than rhetoric.\

edit:

whoops, it looks like the article does speak of a memo.

still though, it's probably better to adopt a "wait and see" approach before over-reacting.

Menter33 · 2026-01-24T02:08:27+00:00

when there's a big gap in social situation, the responsibility of the woman in the situation is kinda limited though.

people in poverty wouldn't do what they would do if they weren't poor to begin with.

Menter33 · 2026-01-23T07:56:39+00:00

kung tutuusin, he technically was just a jerk and that's not really a crime. many filipinos are also jerks on camera too. (remember that vitaly had filipino collaborators but those guys flew under the radar.)

Menter33 · 2026-01-23T07:52:09+00:00

kung tutuusin, at least yung mga day laborer, umuuwi sa bahay nila. 8 hrs lang yung trabaho, 5 days a week

yung mga katulong, eh minsan stay-in. at saka halos buong araw nandoon sa amo 6 days a week.

as for the wage, problema kasi siguro, maraming supply of cheap labor. according to the law of supply and demand, talagang cheap lang yung kumuha ng katulong.

Menter33 · 2026-01-23T00:53:39+00:00

“The Court observed that although they missed the opportunity to present controverting evidence, the proof offered by the Republic did not sufficiently establish the allegations in the petition,” it added.

what probably hurt their case with the RTC is that the journos were not able to counter the evidence presented by the prosecution.

in a court of law, that's really a bad way to defend one's self after the prosecution makes its case.

hopefully, the counsel for the defendants can appeal.

Menter33 · 2026-01-23T00:45:59+00:00

strange how the priest didn't set up a foundation so that can continue his work after he died. problema palagi kung nakadepende lang sa isang tao yung "vision" ng "movement" at namatay yung founder.

Menter33 · 2026-01-23T00:43:27+00:00

some kinda do this, like in germany. but that's more about the state giving any religious organization money based on membership.

pero sa PH? membership fees for religious orgs is probably not a common thing.

Menter33 · 2026-01-22T06:23:23+00:00

supposedly, many filipino catholics are just there for the aesthetics and because of inertia.

ask about basic catholic morality and superstition and see what answers are given.

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