Talk:Demon Lord/@comment-38413939-20190204182343/@comment-10429980-20190208010935

World Guide 3 describes the soul as the "core" of someone's existence, and for every person it seems to always be described as a singular thing. So no, I don't think a split personality would equal two souls. Souls can split in some circumstances (namely in necromancy, if a soul has already gained a physical body as a ghost but then gets the "secret art of raise" performed on their original body), but the split consciousnesses would still recognize each other as the same person and share memories. They are still the same soul, just in separate bodies. Regarding brainwashing, Exet once gave me the following perspective/argument:

'''Now "corrupted" girls focus on their true desire and love that they suppressed, and their personalities are liberated or restored rather than warped. (Though there are some changes like becoming lustful or accepting monsterization because of having MGs' values. If critics of the setting call even this "brainwashing" and hate it, then it can't be helped.) '''

He also noted that from the perspective of the Japanese fans Wilmarina was brainwashed by her father and the Order, and that monsterization freed her of that.

As for your story character, again why did he react to such an extreme so quickly? It just makes so little sense the way it was described. If he really loved her then he wouldn't have been able to just strike her down without any talk or hesitation. It makes him seem dangerously unstable given how little provocation it took (he hadn't even seen what she had done). Involving other people in any way was "pure evil"? What kind of belief system could he have that would have such a broad and unclear definition of evil?

And what do you mean disguising herself was "unnecesary"? It sounds a lot more like the reverse, for MGE fox monsters like youkos slipping into human society unnoticed is their first choice if living in the wilderness is not an option. Changing the society the man lives in to accept her kind is of secondary concern and tends to only happen years down the line (typically if they marry a ruler of a land, and/or gain nine tails).