What's the point with that quite lackluster story in Endwalker?

[Absurdity]

I love how the "counter" argument does nothing to actually counter how contrived it's use was.

[Dikatis]

I love how the "counter" argument does nothing to actually counter how contrived it's use was.

Vyrerus' point is the idea that it was "contrived" for Hermes to have Kairos handy at the top of Ktisis Hyperboreia to wipe people's memories. We countered by pointing out how Hermes is a master mage who invented Kairos and has extremely fine control of creation magicks, meaning that it's not contrived at all for him to have access to it. Implying that it was "contrived" for Hermes for being able to use his already established powers to perform an action he was previously established to be capable of given his attempted rehabiltiation of the proto-hoarhounds is ludicrous and grasping at straws.

It's the literal opposite of it being contrived.