Talk:Vol.2 Ch.194: 38F - Hell Train: The Dallar Show (23)/@comment-5693502-20160321051916/@comment-5693502-20160321215301

While I'm not going to deny that my bias against the Zahard Empire does not help my argument, I still think, at the very least, Arie Hon's words are tinged with the egotistical satisfaction that he is overwhelmingly powerful as the 5th ranked person in the Tower. This single statement, "Sure. This is my Floor, my Family. They make buildings and sing songs for me", just sounds like he's feeding his own ego. Arrogance in any form can be justified if you can back it up, and Arie Hon can (since only four people surpass him in power). However given that it is possible for a child to surpass their Irregular parent in power (Enne Zahard), I feel like telling a kid that it's outright impossible to surpass his father as part of the Family is a little much. I mean, the chances of it ever happening are extremely unlikely anyway so what would Arie Hon have to lose giving him a little encouragement, especially if it means there ends up being more famous Rankers for the Arie Family ? I cannot see any advantage in bluntly crushing a kid's ambition like that.

You say Arie Hon opened Hoaqin's eyes to what had to be done but, unless Hoaqin (and even Arie Hon himself) knew full well that an ancient demon was going to tempt him, then Hoaqin would have been forced to attain power the normal "righteous" way regardless. All that aside, Arie Hon is literally giving Hoaqin his blessing to go down the path of darkness, a path which he is assumedly strongly against as a leading member of the 10 Families (what with their convictions to quash FUG and the like). It's almost like a backhanded compliment: "I respect you for having the conviction for wanting to surpass me Hoaqin, but if you do you'll be a demon [that I will eliminate]."