Kazuma has done a lot of questionable things… but I think the interaction on these two pages is when I find myself the most “scared” by his actions in the series. The subtleties of his words, the subtext lying within the camellias importance to the scene and how Adachitoka uses it to lead us through said scene, is masterful.
Camellia symbolize love, but also noble death. It’s almost like Kazuma is commenting on both. He’s saying he see’s his decision as righteous and noble, because he didn’t sting Bisha over it (Father behavior). He loves Bishamon dearly, and he loved the Ma clan dearly. The Ma may have met their downfall by their own hand. But he, a member of the Ma, was responsible for releasing the final blow.
Like the camellia, the Ma beheaded themselves and it was un-ironically, for love. Though I think we’ve learned by now, any sort of nobility thought to come out of human sacrifice… is not noble at all and ignores the true feelings of the kami each sacrifice is meant to appease.
I imagine Kazuma could’ve said at that moment, “It doesn’t matter how much you love and care for those flowers in the garden. Weed them out if they become poison to your master.“
Just the first sentence and I am sold, sold, sold. "Kazuma has done a lot of questionable things.”
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