for anyone who repost only a partial of my post without linking, all I am going to say, I do update and correct my post when needed, I also give my own opinions in a full article, I can't be responsible for the validity / interpretation of the info I provided beyond that. I used the word "sacrifice" when there is none in the original spoiler, but I think I got the implication right, (as an English translation for the Japanese "human tower".) but it should not be something useless, but something necessary, something only Asuna can do, because of who she is, etc.
(in case you guys can't tell, I did corrections of my previous.)
btw, I still stand by the ending I predicted above.
Spoiler:
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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since RH should be fast again, I won't do my usual review, here is a 2ch post of someone's reaction upon reading this chapter
167 ：名無しさんの次レスにご期待下さい：2011/11/02(水) 12:24:39.87 ID:OQZdlrz70
赤松、死ぬ！