Nishi-sensei is such a great mangaka! Not only is her art SO VERY GREAT, her storytelling is equally complex and nuanced (ditto with Madan No Ichi). In this arc, she really showed what a great mastermind antagonist Baal is! Everything about this arc is orchestrated so flawlessly by him. He anticipated what Iruma will do (since he's not typical of demon and basing on how he tries to save everyone in the past) and used that to his advantage.
From here on, Baal has full control of the chessboard...except...
the mangaka instead put Iruma, the protagonist, not so much in defense (that would be Sullivan and company), but as chaotic element in this plan. Unpredictability worthy of Clara.
Nishi-sensei is such a great mangaka! Not only is her art SO VERY GREAT, her storytelling is equally complex and nuanced (ditto with Madan No Ichi). In this arc, she really showed what a great mastermind antagonist Baal is! Everything about this arc is orchestrated so flawlessly by him. He anticipated what Iruma will do (since he's not typical of demon and basing on how he tries to save everyone in the past) and used that to his advantage.
From here on, Baal has full control of the chessboard...except...
the mangaka instead put Iruma, the protagonist, not so much in defense (that would be Sullivan and company), but as chaotic element in this plan. Unpredictability worthy of Clara.
That's great storytelling.