From: Drakeryn | #018
I'm not sure what you'd find preferable. Battler discovered the truth, yes, and he didn't think it was worth sharing. That's not hiding from the truth; quite the contrary, he was taking all the responsibility for knowing it onto himself. He wasn't hiding from the truth, he was just hiding the truth.
I'd find it preferable if Battler didn't lie to his little sister the same way Beato lied to him at the start of the series. Implied in the search for truth is the idea that it's better to face reality than swaddle yourself in fantasy. By denying Ange the truth, Battler rejects that proposition.
Yeah, he does reject that proposition, because it was never really relevant to him in the first place. He was already dead, he really had nothing to lose and everything to gain. Besides, it's blatantly apparent that that proposition doesn't apply universally. You're creating themes out of thin air here, so it's not surprising that they aren't fulfilled.
Battler isn't engaging in any contradiction here; what was good for him isn't necessarily good for other people.
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