Sakuramoria

"Chloe, Chloe, enough with avoiding the topic..." said Varya, sounding a bit like a teenager, but tired. "I'm not talking about how to solve the problem in general, but about what to do now that this has happened. The law of balance doesn't forbid being drunk, or riding horses, and everyone makes mistakes." "But the problem isn't in the interpretation. I understand the interpretation in roughly the same way as you do. I'm saying that the consequences of the law are not what it claims they are. To put it another way: if everyone in the world was afflicted by the curse of that blacksmith from Misurugi, and they all followed the curse's instructions, but lacked the moral compass to value human life, then humanity would drown in blood. If all thirty friends from my example were afflicted by this curse, then all thirty would die one by one at each other's hands. That's it. The story ends there." "But if a person already has a moral compass and values human life, then what's the point of such a curse? It will only bring them suffering; it won't give them anything they don't already know." "Of course, I'm talking about a curse, not a conviction. It's clear that someone who accepts a conviction is likely doing so with the understanding that they will never kill anyone, and that kind of commitment deserves respect. However, in that case, that person should choose the path of a healer or some other peaceful profession if they don't want to put their loved ones at risk. But still, it's unclear why someone would take on such dangerous oaths when they can value lives simply because, without any reason. Or, they could worship Mana, and then everything would be much simpler; you wouldn't violate the balance if you didn't take anyone's life, and you would be able to do it."