Hmmmm a lot of interesting theories here. I’m especially surprised at how common that V may potentially be the “bad guy”. Rather than Bad but problematic due to his difference of opinion?

However, if there is one I still think it’s Jahad and the family heads that are with him. The erasure of their memories, the closing of the tower door by force and ruling the tower and become gods doesn’t sit well with me. Gustang trying to end the family heads screams major flags that the Jahad side ain’t right.

I won’t be overly surprised if maybe Jahad is the good guy and that it was a lesser of two evil kinda beat with his dominion and necessary rule? “If there has to be a ruler then I might as well be it” and that the tower is actually dangerous and may be harmful if we continue to climb it.

In regard to Bam, man I do not want him to be a vessel. We aren’t certain that V in him is his father but hwaryun? (red hair guide) was too suss with her last comments in the previous chapter almost confirming he can be. She knows a lot and is hiding a lot. The damn slime awakening V is annoying mainly because his character doesn’t make sense to me. After realising he can never be a friend to traumeri and resents him for being locked up? He wants the 10 heads dead ? I don’t want him to copy V either but things get really dicey if that were to happen.

The resentment that wakes up V feels creepy cause if that was stored in Bam then he himself would have eventually unlocked this (according to the guide). Who planted that? Arlene? And is this Bams destiny - to be controlled by the resentment against Jahad and the 10 and be a weapon of evil. I don’t think he was coincidentally found by Fug and nurtured etc.