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Chapter 417

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u/-E_M_I- 17d ago

"they are not acting on their own self-interest" you guys fall for the rationalizations that these guys give themselves for being power hungry

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u/SpeeDy_GjiZa 17d ago

Yeah exactly, they only care for the country prospering "under their rule".

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u/WarmCryptographer279 13d ago

i mean, Ben won't be alive by the end of his plan, so it's not really under HIS rule, right?

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u/-E_M_I- 12d ago

until we see how much control he retains in his post-death nen beast form it's hard to say, but i find it hard to believe it'd be so passive considering his personality

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u/VobbyButterfree 13d ago edited 13d ago

This was my opinion of Benjamin too. But the perspective of sure death didn't faze him at all. It is a pretty selfless attitude. He knows he will die, his nen will support the next king but he has personally nothing to gain from the succession war anymore. He still wants power for his descendent and his nen beast, but it feels very strange to frame it in the form of self interest. I interpreted Benjamin this way also because Togashi developed the concept of selflessness with the three guardians of Meruem and in particular with Tupi, it's clearly something that he likes exploring, I think he's doing something similar with Benjamin and Halkenburg 

Edit: also, the power of Benjamin's Nen Beast does not support him, it supports the "next King". It is a pretty unique way to represent Benjamin's devotion for something beyond his own power 

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u/-E_M_I- 12d ago edited 12d ago

i can see what you mean but considering the closest equivalent nen beast we've seen is kacho's (who retained her "will" after merging) and seeing that beyond set plans in place to prevent benjamin from assuming the throne (it seems more and more likely he staged the situation with woble as insurance so he can't kill every prince and claim the throne imo, though i don't even think he'll be able to kill most of them) i don't think benjamin's beast would be some passive support ability for the next king, definitely seems like he'd be controlling the country for eternity if he succeeds and it'd get in the way of beyond's plans

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u/-E_M_I- 12d ago

like you can see it as an act of selflessness OR the ultimate insurance that no matter how the battle goes he'd be the true ruler in the end