Sakuramoria

"Order must first be in one's mind," said Varya. "But overall, it's difficult without it, of course..." "It's probably best to avoid discussing Rishi, or I might get into trouble." Refiteika rested her head on the table, supporting it with her hands. She felt strangely down today. "Okay, but how does the 'law of balance' solve this problem then? I understand the idea that you need to look at everything from different perspectives, and although from my point of view, it might be a bit too callous, let's assume. But the 'Curse of Sakimaru,' placed on the sword by an ancient Misurugi blacksmith, doesn't really contribute to this understanding. Whoever wields such a sword is forced to either completely abandon the path of a warrior, and then what's the lesson? You change your profession, it's unpleasant, but not fatal. Or they will calmly kill everyone in sight, first their enemies, and then their friends, giving free rein to their bloodlust. And when they have no friends left, the sinful warrior will take their own life, but the earth will continue to groan from what they have done. Moreover, if everyone in the world were given such swords, I am sure that humanity would face extinction. Of course, there will be noble souls, maybe even the majority of them – those who will stop fighting altogether, except for the struggle for survival against various monsters and creatures. But the remaining ones will be enough to drown the whole world in blood. And the more they kill, the more the remaining ones, considering themselves noble, will be forced to kill, taking the lives of themselves and their friends, and starting this cycle of killings again and again until there are no people left in the world. "I'm not even talking about the fact that you have to be a specific kind of person to take the life of someone close to you, for your mistake, and not your own, for example. It turns out that the 'wise' ancient blacksmith simply killed those who were noble, without giving them any life lesson: they immediately killed themselves after the first battle, without having time to realize anything. And those who had no principles, who were ready to strike someone who trusts them for their own life, could generally live long and happily. Well, as long as they have friends, that is. From my point of view, this can hardly be called balance. "Of course, there is a third way. You can be a warrior, but not kill your enemies, as the followers of Mana do. But to break the third principle of the law of balance, you need a certain loophole, which is difficult to see. However, I managed to find it. And yet, it's not exactly what the creator of the curse originally intended.