[chaosprophet]

Originally Posted by Hata

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the story's end off jumping point will not be 10 years, (2013), but 100 years, (2103), two possibilities, one would be Negi/Chacha/Eva etc. welcome back Asuna, and making friends anew with her from zero memory, the other is hope against all hope, Asuna remembers them, happy end. obviously, I think the second path (good end) is the prefer one, even if the first one (true end) is the more realistic one. the find someone else for the Asuna's role is basically a bad end, because the only one with comparative lineage to Asuna is LM (which required a host body meaning Nagi), Arika, or Tomb Master, and I just don't see that happen and be as satisfy as story goes from the other two.

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I agree with you, both the true and good end you spoke of would be fine ends for me. And I believe you said she will only be sealed after graduation. There still should be half a year (or more?) before they graduate, and when they do it will probably be the end of the manga, after defeating Lifemaker and all with maybe 1-2 arcs before that happen. That way Asuna wouldn't disappear from the story (she gets sealed in one chapter, the next can already be an epilogue 100 years later). And while many would already been gone by that time, some can still be around like Negi, Eva, Chachamaru, Zazie, likely Setsuna and Kotarou as half youkai, Mana as half-mazoku, etc.