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Gentlemen, I’m officially indoctrinated by my carrier. Like, when I heard the Mashle’s Op 2, I swore that it was saying “Dura lex, dura lex, sed lex” - that is, the law is harsh, but, as it is the law, it must be applied. And I was mentally gushing about the lyrics, about how clever they were because the whole arc was basically fighting against that idiom. I had imagined a whole ass essay about it, and how it showed the contrast between the magical society’s inflexibility (best represented by Orter Mádl) and Mashle’s, well, everything.

And then I saw a TikTok with its lyrics…..

IT WAS “WHO’S THE BEST, I’M THE BEST, OH YEAH.”

Me: