[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

The episode leads you through dialogue to believe Zero's bad dream is ZEZTZ failing to be completed, but I think the secret to one of those "things not being said out loud yet" I mentioned is in the visuals here -- "Why is it ZEZTZ that's harming Baku?" is probably a question worth considering further, given how the motifs for most Nightmares have worked so far.

Well, if Zero's true nightmare is that Zeztz will destroy Baku, then the outcome is hopeless. Either Zero has long been under the Nightmare's control, since he's putting his son in harm's way. Or it's a hardening method, like "Throw him off a bridge to teach him how to swim." The second possibility allows for a parallel with the acquisition of Inazuma. But then it's unclear why he'd hide the truth from Baku? Since he was chosen from childhood, and even the love for agents was ingrained in him by Zero, why not be completely frank with him? Any morality and values ​​can be instilled in a child.