I do understand that for any victim of cp, hearing about that Made of Abyss scandal is hurtful especially if one of your favs mentioned it, but I beg for people to actually be mindful.
We all consume content made by people we know nothing about, and who could turn out to be the worst. Some things in their content might have not been weird before, but are with proper context. Take the song Rape Me by Nirvana for exemple, if Kurt Cobain had turned out to be a rapist, the song would've had a totally different meaning and it would've been disgusting, but only if you knew of the context.
We probably consume fetish, cp content sometimes without knowing about it. The biggest example I can think of is mukbangs, it doesn't strike us as fetish content because we are not into that kind of stuff, so we don't consume it as fetish content. And I think that's the important point here.
The content stays the same but awareness of the context and personal interpretation of the content are different from person to person.
Gore and horror can be, especially in anime, pretty fucking wild. Seeing what appears to be cp to the creator and his pedo audience might not seem like cp to an unknowing audience, because you're not into that kind of stuff and you think it's there as shock value in a gory story, there to make you uncomfortable.
Sure, we don't know how they consumed the anime, but part of their job as an idol is to keep a good image, and I highly doubt they would mention Made in Abyss if they were aware of some of it being cp and of the creator being a pedo. It is also incredibly censored in Korea, they probably haven't even seen the worst images.
Yes, it's part of their job to be mindful of what they say to in front of an audience. However they are not robots, they can't possibly check for everything before they speak, the probability for the creator of an anime (and a pretty popular one) they watched being a pedo is so low they probably couldn't even imagine it, let alone actually look it up.
They are human and they can make mistakes. This was a mistake. They should be made aware of it so they don't make it again, not called fucking pedos.
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A White Future, Volume 2
Episode: Ion, Sync, & Florian
Translation Part 5
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Well, now that we’ve seen what happened to Florian and Ion in the last chapter, we’re going back to Sync and looking into one of his training sessions with Van, as well as his first time meeting Arietta. This section is one of the many that are a really good look into Sync’s head.
* * *
A thunderclap echoed through the woods.
A blade of lightning ripped through the trees, forming shallow hollows in the area. Van easily dodged the huge, wind-attributed sword.
“You’re too slow! Do it again!” Van scolded Sync.
They were using a sparse forest on the outskirts of Daath as a training ground.”
“Damn it…!” Sync bit his lip before he began chanting again.
* * *
“You've improved a lot.” Van called out to Sync, who was breathing heavily.
Sync didn’t reply.
“What's wrong? Aren't you happy?”
Sync looked up at Van through his mask and spoke curtly, “I’m not happy.”
“You're not? You can hone your skills as much as you want. I'm going to have you work for me as my direct subordinate... Then, let me hear what’s on your mind.”
Van put his hand on Sync’s shoulder and led him into a tree’s shade.
“It's not that I don't like training...” Sync started, then paused to wipe away at the sweat dripping from under his mask.
“I don't...know what I'm doing this training for. You've taught me a lot, you've drawn a fonic glyph on me so I can manipulate the Seventh Fonon as best as I can, but...I was born to be a substitute for the Fon Master, wasn't I? This kind of training is unnecessary for that purpose.”
“I see.” Van chuckled to himself, thinking that this one had a mouth on him.
“It is true that another replica than you is sitting on Ion's chair, but I do not think that his life will be better. Even if he is revered as the Fon Master, everything will be decided for him - he will be nothing more than a puppet. On top of that, he will have many enemies. That isn't freedom.”
“...Freedom?”
Sunlight was piercing through the sky and glimmering on Sync's mask.
“Yeah, I may be under restrictions, and I'm more free than the seventh Ion. But what’s the point? Don't try glossing things over. You're only trying to use me as you please.”
“I am putting your potential into practice. If you don't like it, you can throw yourself back into Mt. Zaleho. If you want to hate something, hate the Score that brought you to life.” Van's eyes twinkled.
“...Yeah. I think I'll do that,” Sync laughed sarcastically. “I'm free. You've gone out of your way to acquire me, but it's still up to me whether I live or not.”
‘How is that possible—?’ Van thought in shock, ‘A replica would consider suicide...? I never thought of the possibility. Seems we should have programmed them so that they avoid self harm.’
Van was once again pleased with himself for picking up the Sync from the crater. With him, he could learn more about replicas than he would ever be able to with Luke.
‘But Sync, I will not let you die until I can no longer see value in you. You can throw yourself to the depths of the earth all you want, I will always come and pick you up.’
“Listen, Sync." Van squinted towards the city of Daath, which was hidden behind a grove of trees. “Both of us hate the Score—in that, you and I are the same.”
“What!?”
“I think you and I are on the same page on that matter.”
“What do you mean?"
The replica's expression was now completely different from the one Van had seen earlier. The intense concentrated look in his eyes made Van smile.
* * *
“I see him. That's the new Ion.”
Van pushed open the narrow door to the room where Ion’s replica was being educated. He looked down at Sync.
“Soon the current Fon Master will pass away and be replaced. Remember his face well, and never make contact with him.”
“Remember…? We have the same face,” Sync snorted while quietly peeking into the room.
Ion turned his profile toward them, now facing a few men—most likely researchers. He looked like he was in the middle of one of his required lectures on how to be the Fon Master. For some reason, Ion was smiling, even though he seemed to have an overcrowded schedule day after day.
Sync thought that the boy certainly didn’t seem to have much freedom. But he couldn’t understand why he was smiling so calmly.
‘I guess it’s because he's been chosen as the Fon Master’s substitute and is being treated well, unlike me.’
Envy welled up inside of Sync. He quickly looked at the furnishings in Ion’s room.
He wasn’t officially the Fon Master yet, but the desk, bed, and bookshelves were all high-end.
‘Is he really the same replica as me…? I can't believe we were made from the same source.’
At that moment, Ion turned his head towards them, as if sensing their presence. Van pulled Sync out of the way just in time to keep Sync from being spotted.
“There’s no need to stay any longer,” Van said. “Let's go back."
Van did not miss the hurt look on the boy's face.
“Whatever abilities you were born lacking, Sync, you’re stronger than him now.”
Sync sighed. “I don’t care for your flattery.”
The two of them passed through a couple of fonic circles and went out into the main hall of the church.
“Shh. Do you hear that?” Sync, ever-perceptive, stopped walking. He thought he heard the sounds of faint sobbing. It was coming from the chapel.
“Who is…” Gently, Sync peeked through the door and saw a girl.
Van ordered Sync to wait for him and entered the chapel alone.
“What's wrong, Arrietta?” Van asked.
The one who was crying, curled up in the last row of seats, was Arietta, the original Ion’s Fon Master Guardian.
“…Van." Arietta looked up with a start. Her eyes were wet. “Ion is…”
“The Fon Master will get better soon.”
"You’re lying!" Arietta glared at Van. “Then, why can’t I go see him in his room anymore!?”
“Who kicked you out?” Van asked.
“It was Mohs.”
‘Of course he did,’ Van thought. ‘He's trying to manipulate the next Ion according to his will. If he doesn't remove the ones close to the original, it won't add up when he switches them—’
“Mohs must want him to rest and recuperate.”
”No, I don’t believe that!” Arietta shook her head vehemently. “I want to be with Ion. I’m so sad that I can’t see him. Ion knows that I’m sad. So…”
“You miss him.”
“Yes, I do! Because he’s my Ion! It's times like this that I want to be with him!”
“…” Van stared at Arietta. The girl from the sinking Isle of Feres, the girl he had picked up, had somehow grown up to have feelings for the Fon Master.
’I pity her, but I suppose I'll have to deceive her. It’ll hurt me to lose out on information I could get from her, but…’ Van thought.
He recalled that Sync had previously threatened him with suicide. Van wasn’t sure if he had been serious or not, but even a replica could choose death. It was obvious what Arietta would think after losing her original.
Sync observed this exchange closely from behind the heavy doors of the chapel.
‘You're the original Fon Master’s Guardian…’ Sync thought. ‘What an idiot, you don't even know that the Fon Master will die soon.’
He twisted his lips as he coldly watched Arrietta. Suddenly, Sync heard a sound behind him.
Sync turned around and was startled for just a moment. Even though they were in the cathedral, there were two large monsters staring at him, snarling low in their throats.
It was the first time Sync had ever seen a liger, but he had encountered and defeated medium-sized monsters in the woods during his training.
“What the hell…I'll kill you!'”
Van noticed Sync’s killing intent. Arrietta saw that the monster was closing in on the boy.
“No! Come here!” Arietta shouted in a panic. Then, strangely enough, the monsters that had been about to jump on Sync suddenly stopped threatening him and began to walk meekly toward Arietta.
“That surprised me…are you keeping them as pets?” Sync asked.
“Huh?” Was all Arietta could say. She looked between Van and Sync in confusion. Van hadn’t told her anything about Sync.
“When I see Mohs next, I’ll advise that he allow you into the sick room,” Van said.
Then, he and Sync left the chapel. When Van returned to Sync’s side, he spoke in a hushed tone, “You heard her. She is the current Fon Master Guardian. That girl…has the ability to communicate with monsters.”
“Communicating with monsters?” Sync asked.
“Yes,” Van replied, “those monsters are more like friends to her than pets to be kept. They protect her.”
“Heh. So, the Guardian is being guarded.”
Van ignored Sync’s mocking tone. “That is the nature of their relationship. I’m going to leave for Baticul, now. Don’t forget to train while I’m away.”
With that said, Van left for the Oracle Knights Headquarters.
Sync stood there in silence.
When Van was out of sight, Sync quietly turned around. He saw Arrietta hugging the monster’s thick neck in her arms and laughing as it licked her cheeks.
“Even though you’ve been crying all this time,” Sync spat at her and went back to his room to avoid being seen.
The room Van had given Sync was on the outskirts of Daath. It was a small room and not well-lit inside, little more than a shed.
Until now, Sync had thought this was fine for keeping out of sight and out of mind. But he couldn’t help thinking about the new Ion’s room that he’d seen that day. Despite the fact that it was a temporary room, there were no cheap items in it that would bring down the dignity of the room. The clothes and hair ornaments must have been custom-made, of course.
“Damn it!” Sync threw the pillow on his hard bed against the wall.
‘What's so different between us? I'm the fifth, he's the seventh... I was born first! Why didn't they choose me?!’
He felt he was becoming mad with jealousy. He hit the bed's wooden frame, kicked the chair, and, lastly, flung off his mask. Trembling with rage, he traced the outline of his face with his fingers.
'We have... the same face... If you don't need me, don't keep me alive!'
As his fingers slid on his cheeks, he couldn’t resist thinking about what he saw in the chapel.
'Arietta protects the Fon Master, and is protected by her monsters...'
Sync believed that people spent their lives creating bonds with others by protecting them and being protected in return.
‘I have no one to protect, and no one will ever protect me. I don't have any bond with anyone.’
He was just alive, completely excluded from this circle called the world. No one truly needed him. He had no place to call his own.
Sync couldn't forgive the ones who created him. They may blame it on the Score, but it is humans who rely on the Score the most.
‘I want revenge, but on whom!?’
Sync cursed his foolish existence, that held no hope for a future, and wept.
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