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your theories are great tbh, i won’t spoil much, but i’d say you’re pretty close with both of them
u raise such a good pointttt. If he said he doesnt enjoy the otis family, why does he keep staying with them? is it a sense of duty, or something he gains?
Chapter 46-49ish range
I think it’s really interesting where Richelle and Allen’s situation is at the moment.
Between them and Roger’s they both have leverage in this balance of opposing sides.
It’s already implied by the story, but Roger’s main motivation for not interfering with their rebellious plans is because of his sadism. It’s further proven by Mrs.Otis story, that Roger will deliberately ignore some things if it means he can make others hopeful. Then crush their dreams at the right moment to fuel despair.
However the characters don’t mention this fact, that Roger’s may be deliberately letting them plan together for both Allen and Richelle to fall in love. Since Allen has been stubborn about his duty to produce the next generation. This may be Roger’s plan to get them both attached to each other so he can start threatening them to obey him. Like “I’ll kill Richelle if you don’t marry her” or something like that.
Which judging from the fireplace scene which for some reason was all sunshine and rainbows it might end up happening… and idk what Richelle and Allen are gonna do in that situation…(￣∇￣")
Still this is advantageous for them, Allen said so himself. Especially since now we know Richelle is not a disposable person we were led to believe she was. Meaning Roger most likely will find ways to keep her alive like he does with Allen, or albeit in a somewhat similar manner. This means they should be able to breach the 4th floor with no risk of death. (However Allen did hint Roger’s wasn’t above crippling or disabling them.)
But wait, hold on. I have a dumb theory I’ve been cooking up. It’s not well supported but I think it’s funny.
Roger in the earlier chapters confessed to Richelle he didn’t enjoy the manor. Like he went off for a moment about how much he disliked it.
What if Roger’s is letting them do as they please so he can finally leave the manor. He’s like “ya go ahead, find my name and end this boring nightmare already.” I want to say he may have grown tired of the Otis family and is ready to move on. But I don’t got enough evidence to support this silly theory yet.
I’m hoping when they breach the 4th floor we will get some insight into some more of Roger’s genuine opinions.