Quote Originally Posted by Ryllharu View Post
Personality wise, due to her background, I find her to be the most interesting character deserving the most individual character development, but it feels like they've hobbled her, dooming her into a life not that far from the one she left. Izayoi gets exactly what he wanted, and You gets to make a varied group of new friends. It still feels like Asuka is trapped.
Perhaps, but on the other hand she hated her old life because it was so empty and she could use her gift only for petty, meaningless things. Now she has a chance to use it for things that greatly aid her friends and the whole struggling community. Becoming an isolated, feared witch is a ghost haunting in the back of her mind, but that's just something that she needs to deal with personally. Her gift is what it is, so she needs to change her attitude and/or concentrate on methods that don't involve controlling people directly. Practically thinking, a gift like Asuka's is priceless for a community. If they catch a spy or during war/game times an enemy combatant, she can simply order the poor fellow to spill everything. No torture is needed yet the results are better. That alone would make her gift precious, even if such a use wouldn't be satisfactory for her personally.