The air in the square was heavy, thick with the scent of ozone and fear. Varis stood atop the fountain statue, his hand outstretched, palm glowing with a sickly violet light.
For the first time in the series, Seiji’s hypnotism bounces off. Varis uses the crowd as a shield, forcing civilians to walk toward his lethal mana barrier. Seiji is forced to choose: save the civilians by using his own hypnotism to force them back (violating their free will and becoming a villain himself) or let them die to maintain his moral code. dangan seijo wa saimin mahou ni makenai v15 best