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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Sometimes You Get Beat is sort of what Daishinji's trying to impress upon Touma, you know? How Touma deals with adversity will tell Daishinji if this is a kid worth following or not. So, to me, the fight in this one for Touma isn't necessarily trying to reunite the SoL in order to solve this problem with/for him, but to find a level of personal strength that will allow him to keep fighting, even when he fails.

Yeah I get what you mean, which is why your first response of "yes and no" perfectly encapsulate the situation.

Because make no mistake. I'm not about to downplay how hard the Megid decided to play ball because wow did they just decide to take things further than ever. There's no way a united Northern SoL could've solved the issue. But the situation definitely could've been handled a lot better than it has.

Will agree though! Sometimes you just lose, and after losing you just got to stare yourself in the mirror to see if you either give up or keep going. And in this case, Touma kept going. It's a good lesson that's imparted and one thing I'll mention is I like how the weight of swords is brought up here. Like these swords aren't just metal being swung, they have so much put into them that transcends beyond mere materials/magic.