Consider this to be a spoiler warning for the whole thread, since using the tag every post would be a bit obnoxious.

Let's talk Asahi a bit.

He's made it very clear he hates us. Unless, you know, he's playing a ridiculously deep game, but I don't think SE would make that plot that circumlocutious. So let's just accept that he hates us for this conversation.

Why?

If he's really a disciple of Zenos, shouldn't he respect us in a similar fashion? Or at least see us as an opportunity to get stronger, a goal/obstacle to overcome?