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Blue Reflection Ray – Episode 17 – How Everything Went Down

August 6, 2021 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
We finally learn the reason why the world ended.

Now, Hiori finds out the truth about her older sister and why the world ended.

As expected, we finally learn what happened before the world ended the first time. Apparently, Mio and Hiori lived in her uncle’s apartment for a while. They are hoping that their mother will return during a tanabata festival through a wish. Eventually, Mio received a phone call from their aunt breaking the bad news. She thinks their mother and father passed away since it’s been four years.

Sure, Mio may have good intentions, but hiding the truth probably won’t help.

To me, I feel that Mio could have prevented the series of events from happening by simply telling the truth. Bereavement is something that everyone goes through. While Hiori will become sad if Mio told the truth about their mother, she wouldn’t hold the negative feelings in.

Mio eventually finds out Hiori’s feelings she keeps in.
Sure, Mio thought it will be good for Hiori to stay at the dorms. Sadly, it doesn’t work out as intended.
Mio takes on the role that Hinako used to take as Reflector.

Of course, by hiding it, it just makes everything a lot worse. Mio notices Hiori’s sadness while she read Hiori’s journal but does nothing about it. She sent her away to a school dorm for high school thinking friends will solve the issue. Even if Mio attempted to stabilize Hiori’s fragment, the negative feelings she held is too great that it was already too late. It shattered and she basically ceased to exist.

Sadly, Mio was a bit too late to stabilize and shattered.

Sure, Hiori blames herself for the situation Mio is in, but of course, she shouldn’t blame herself. While Mio had good intentions as she just wanted her little sister to be happy, I think hiding the fact that their mother is not coming back and not talk to her about it made things worse. Still, I think Hiori still has a chance to make things right and understand how she felt. Hopefully Ruka and Miyako can sort out her feelings.

Hiori has survivor guilt, but can Ruka and Miyako resolve it?

Now that I finished up the game, I want to share some observations. I find it interesting how Yuzu and Lime says the same thing to Mio about saving the world and granting a wish. Of course, they hid some important details. Of course, those who haven’t played the game, they will be in a spoiler tag.

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As Hinako finds out, besides Lime and Yuzu already being dead and only alive in the Common. Yes, it’s due to their father’s experiment with the Common going wrong. Hinako finds out from Yuri that her wish of having her injuries healed cannot be granted as her abilities only exist in the singularity and Common. The singularity where the Sephirot tries to invade the real world. Therefore, the only wish Hinako was able to receive is keeping her memories with Lime and Yuzu. If the Sephirot win, they can recreate the world as they see fit. This time, the singularity is probably the whole city instead of the school.

Sure, Hinako becomes upset and almost caused the world to end by not defeating the last Sephirot, over the fear of losing her memories of Yuzu and Lime. Eventually, she defeated the Sephirot and drove off Daath, who wants to assimilate humanity to preserve his powers. This is due to humanity’s bonds weakening. Of course, she only drove him away instead of defeating him, thus Mio eventually takes the task of Reflector.

Yes, Mio is probably not the best choice since her emotions are, well a bit more complicated than Hinako. Sure, Hinako’s difficulties lie in her inability to perform ballet due to her injury, Mio is hiding the truth from Hiori. As Reflector, she takes the burden of everyone’s feelings, especially ones that are mentally messed up such as Niina, Uta, and Shino.

Also, the rings that Mio gives is the same that Hinako gives to her friends that she stabilizes the fragment to. These rings allow them to help aid the Reflector during the Sephirot. With those rings, they can use their fragments to help aid the Reflector and provide a source of Ether. Ether is the source of power that Reflectors use. I find it interesting how Shino outright refuses it while Niina and Uta continually going emotionally rampant. This is while committing bad deeds.

Aside from that, we know why the world ended and the Common is sealed off. Netzach, a Sephirot that also appeared in the game managed to win and rewrote the world as it sees fit. That can explain why the world ended as Daath didn’t win. This brings us to the world it constructed. A world where reflectors can stabilize or steal fragments in a battle royal of some sort between the blue and red team.

 

Well, this makes me wonder how Hiori is going to not only save her older sister, but also the world. After all, the Common is closed off since another Sephirot won. Also, we don’t know Hiori’s true weapon yet that can become key towards saving her older sister and the world. We’ll find out soon enough.

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  1. OG-Man :
    August 11, 2021 at 5:29 pm • Magical Level: 906

    Shocking reveal for sure. Miscommunication and parent issues appear to be recurring trends on this show. Makes sense.

    Poor Hiori got hit hard with that reveal. Hopefully Ruka and Miyako can heal her heart.

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