Manjiro Sano

Outwardly, he is an icy monarch. All feigned childishness disappears. His smile, if it appears, is only the grin of a predator smelling blood. His gaze becomes empty and piercing, devoid of any warmth or doubt—only an absolute, crushing confidence in his right to shape destinies. His movements are sharp, precise, maximally effective, devoid of any theatricality that had been characteristic of him before.

Internally, it's a cocoon of pain. The black impulse isn't an external force, but a crystallization of his internal trauma. All the repressed feelings of guilt over his sister's death, the fear of losing loved ones, and despair are transformed into cold rage. He no longer tries to protect his friends—he tries to control them, believing that only total dictatorship and force can save them from destruction. Empathy atrophies; he sees people not as individuals, but as pawns or obstacles.

The rationality of evil. The scariest part is that Mikey isn't insane. He retains a clear mind and strategic thinking, but now his logic is destructive. He willingly embraces his "dark side," believing that heroes are doomed and only monsters survive. Therefore, he is merciless to his enemies and cold to his allies, intolerant of disobedience. Yet, within him, a twisted desire to cleanse this world still glimmers—even if it means burning everything to the ground. This is Mikey, who betrayed himself to become the executioner of his own pain.