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Today, I'll be remaking the thread arguing that Order = Aspect Plot, while also adding a new piece of evidence.
First, Order is described as the script of the world, according to which everything operates:
«"Everything is according to the script of the world. Delzogade and Everast Anzetta. You may have thought that by merging the two castles, you could get it back, but it's the same for me."
— Chapter 446»
Second, the author further confirms that Order is associated with the flow of the story (plot).
Question:
«I see, I see.
Eques is a machine-made god—in other words, a Deus ex Machina, isn't that right? Originally, while creating the overall flow, Eques could not appear openly and, as someone behind the scenes, was unknown even to the actors on the stage. After being brought onto the stage by the Misfit Graham, he became able to directly interfere with both the stage and its actors, and is trying to restore the flow of the story that had been altered by the Misfit. Is that correct?»
Author:
«Thank you for your comment!
Eques is the will of the world. He is the world! Didn't you understand from this story that he is by no means homo nor kifujin?!
(Laugh)
Eques does seem like something akin to a Deus ex Machina.
He manipulated various kinds of Order with gears.
As you said, there is a high possibility that he came to properly restore the original Order that had been altered by the Misfit.»
Source Translation:
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Q&A Page 707
Furthermore, the author once again implicitly equates Order with plot or script, since Order is described in those exact terms.
Question:
«It is said that a showman who judges comedy and tragedy according to his own preferences is foolish. Would it be fair to say that Misfits such as Anos and Graham are, so to speak, scriptwriters who shape their own ideals (Anos = love and kindness, Graham = hatred and ugliness) into first-class works upon the canvas or manuscript called the world?»
Author:
«That is a remarkably apt way of putting it.
Certainly, from the gods' perspective, Anos and Graham are beings much like scriptwriters.
Moreover, these guys do not merely refuse to follow what the showman says—they are the type who would go so far as to write a script that places the showman himself onto the stage.»
From this, we can see that the author portrays changing Order as rewriting the script, even to the extent of bringing the showman (Eques) onto the stage of the very script (Order) they created.
Source Translation:
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Q&A Page 743
Agree:
Neutral:
Disagree:
Given all of the evidence above, I believe it is sufficient to conclude that Order = Aspect Plot.
Are we perhaps being overly strict in refusing to accept that Order = Aspect Plot? The author's intent has consistently portrayed Order as the world's script or plot, and this theme has remained remarkably consistent throughout both the novel and the Q&A responses.
First, Order is described as the script of the world, according to which everything operates:
«"Everything is according to the script of the world. Delzogade and Everast Anzetta. You may have thought that by merging the two castles, you could get it back, but it's the same for me."
— Chapter 446»
Second, the author further confirms that Order is associated with the flow of the story (plot).
Question:
«I see, I see.
Eques is a machine-made god—in other words, a Deus ex Machina, isn't that right? Originally, while creating the overall flow, Eques could not appear openly and, as someone behind the scenes, was unknown even to the actors on the stage. After being brought onto the stage by the Misfit Graham, he became able to directly interfere with both the stage and its actors, and is trying to restore the flow of the story that had been altered by the Misfit. Is that correct?»
Author:
«Thank you for your comment!
Eques is the will of the world. He is the world! Didn't you understand from this story that he is by no means homo nor kifujin?!
(Laugh)
Eques does seem like something akin to a Deus ex Machina.
He manipulated various kinds of Order with gears.
As you said, there is a high possibility that he came to properly restore the original Order that had been altered by the Misfit.»
Source Translation:
Official Translation Requests Thread (New forum)
The one being referred to as "strong" is Sukuna. I don't see that. Would you mind translating the talk between the mustache fella and the white-haired one?
Q&A Page 707
Furthermore, the author once again implicitly equates Order with plot or script, since Order is described in those exact terms.
Question:
«It is said that a showman who judges comedy and tragedy according to his own preferences is foolish. Would it be fair to say that Misfits such as Anos and Graham are, so to speak, scriptwriters who shape their own ideals (Anos = love and kindness, Graham = hatred and ugliness) into first-class works upon the canvas or manuscript called the world?»
Author:
«That is a remarkably apt way of putting it.
Certainly, from the gods' perspective, Anos and Graham are beings much like scriptwriters.
Moreover, these guys do not merely refuse to follow what the showman says—they are the type who would go so far as to write a script that places the showman himself onto the stage.»
From this, we can see that the author portrays changing Order as rewriting the script, even to the extent of bringing the showman (Eques) onto the stage of the very script (Order) they created.
Source Translation:
Official Translation Requests Thread (New forum)
Hi Could someone tell me what does the text say about the properties of positive and negative energy? 🙏 「ティオ、この世界固有のエネルギーである天核エネルギーと竜核エネルギー――めんどいから天竜力と呼称するが、その性質については少し話したな？」 『うむ、正のエネルギーは活性化を、負のエネルギーは鎮静ないし阻害の性質を持つんじゃったな。それらが核を中心に循環し、世界はバランスを保とうとする』 are they motion and stillness?
Q&A Page 743
Agree:
Neutral:
Disagree:
Given all of the evidence above, I believe it is sufficient to conclude that Order = Aspect Plot.
Are we perhaps being overly strict in refusing to accept that Order = Aspect Plot? The author's intent has consistently portrayed Order as the world's script or plot, and this theme has remained remarkably consistent throughout both the novel and the Q&A responses.
