Quote Originally Posted by Cleretic View Post
I always sort of read it as basically 'voluntold'. Like yeah, technically you're doing this of your own volition, but there's a lot of social expectation that you're just gonna be the one that has to do this.
Basically this. Was never an outright order per se, but there sure was a lot of peer pressure to offer yourself to the Zodiark machine. If even Hythlodaeus was persuaded.... Poor guy, he always gave me lacking self-esteem vibes personally. How low does one have to be relegated to to think outright offing oneself is the best they can contribute to the greater good?