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Okie dokie, thanks!

Ahh okay, thanks for clarifying all that! That's pretty interesting, especially that Kazuma could be his fourth body. What is Takehaya Susanoo-no-Mikoto? o:

Ah I see...is that the earliest mention we have of him or do we know of anything else he might of done before enlisting Relius' help? Would it be feasible for him to have been created within/alongside the Susano'o unit, and as such have had no body prior to having one made for him, or has it been explicitly mentioned that he took and wore the armour? The fact that he says "I am the one true Susano'o" during his astral kinda supports that idea, but I could be wrong.

Does anyone know when Terumi was in the Susano'o unit/exactly what his relation was to it? Was it before he started conducting experiments on the boundary with Relius or do we have any earlier mentions of his actions?

Welp, soo I guess turning him into the ghost form erased Kazuma from existence?

Ah right O: so nothing was left of Kazuma's body? Or Kazuma himself?

So when you say "transformed" into his ghost form is that literal or was he just removed from Kazuma's body? And so Kazuma's body was just left behind and has no other mention...and now Terumi has been struck by Time Killer, presumably has succumbed to its effects, and Hazama is implied to have gone down with him. Thanks for clearing that up and answering all my questions so far, I'm so sorry for asking so many ;;

So what you mean is "Kazuma" is virtually a clone of Terumi's personality/intent, despite still being referred to as "Kazuma"? I prettymuch get that. But how could Kazuma not be with Terumi in the boundary if Terumi was in Kazuma's body when they were sealed in there? Presumably until Terumi's release, in which case Kazuma should still be in there, since you said it was specifically stated only Terumi's spirit was released? I thought it made more sense that Hazama was another body created by Relius after Terumi was released from the boundary, which he fused with during CT and has used up till this point? And now, like I said before, "To further make sense of this; Trinity swapped around Hazama and Terumi in the Hazama body, which caused them to split apart into two iterations of the Hazama body, one controlled by Terumi and one controlled by Hazama? And then they later both die because neither can exist on their own after Hakumen attacks Terumi? Or did Hazama just assume he would die when he took down Trinity/fell into the lake?" I think this is the last thing I need clarified before it all makes sense.

So he acts pretty innocent the whole time while Terumi's sort of sleeping in the back under the influence of Mind Eater? And what exactly are you implying when you say it's foreshadowing? I'm guessing since Kazuma is still in the boundary somewhere (since you said only Terumi's soul was taken out) there's potential that he's been waiting there this whole time and there could be the possibility of him coming back in the next game?

Ahh that's really interesting...does anything else significant become of Terumi/Kazuma after that point? At what point do Terumi and Kazuma switch places again? All I vaguely know is that Phase Shift ends around where Terumi/Kazuma/Hakumen/Nine/Trinity end up in the boundary. To further make sense of this; Trinity swapped around Hazama and Terumi in the Hazama body, which caused them to split apart into two iterations of the Hazama body, one controlled by Terumi and one controlled by Hazama? And then they later both die because neither can exist on their own after Hakumen attacks Terumi? Or did Hazama just assume he would die when he took down Trinity/fell into the lake?

Oh man, thanks for the Phase Shift information, I never knew Kazuma had any significance past Phase Shift 1 *u* so I guess they could still communicate with eachother on what they were doing but only Kazuma could control the body? And what exactly was Nine's question to Terumi? Also if there is any could you give us any more detailed information about what happens with Terumi/Kazuma during the books, since I don't really know anything aside from Phase Shift 1 and what you just mentioned? I hope I'm not asking for too much ;;

Ahhh okay, I was aware that they were now being referred to as separate entities but since it hasn't really been confirmed yet how that works I thought you were referring to the story previous to that.

Wait, wha? How can he make bodies for Hazama and not Terumi when they're always in the same body? Forgive if I'm just being stupid and missing the point of what you're saying. I'd personally assumed that the body was just repaired each time it got damaged considering all the trouble he went through merging with Kazuma, but I had considered the fact that he either had backup bodies or had Relius make him new ones.

I don't quite understand how that works; Kazuma's body is the same body currently being used by Terumi, correct? As in Kazuma's body in the games is simply referred to as "Hazama" as part of Terumi's former alias? I don't see how them being in the boundary makes a difference, as he came back the same body (which belonged to Kazuma) and hasn't gotten a new one since as far as I am aware?

Okie dokie, thanks for answering.

So it's like his arcade ending where Hazama's image sort of appears behind Terumi and the two personalities are independent of eachother? But Time Killer took effect on both Terumi and Hazama and they are now both dead along with Trinity?

Ahh thanks. So when you refer to either Terumi or Hazama you're referring specifically to that side of the personality? For example Trinity attacking Hazama, then Hakumen using Time Killer on Terumi. Since they seemed to be distinguished separately at the end of Terumi's arcade ending I just wanted to make sure (sorry for asking such nit-picky questions!)

I hope you don't mind me asking further questions, but how exactly does Time Killer work? Does it physically damage Terumi's body or do something like severing his ties with the world?

In reference to Terumi's arcade ending and the game ending; this may just be wishful speculation, but if it were the case that Kazuma still exists as a separate personality within his body alongside Terumi, if Terumi is killed, would he simply regain control of his body? Hakumen might have destroyed Terumi's soul, but not expected there still to be someone in the "backseat". And from his somewhat mocking tone when talking to Terumi that might have been what he was hoping for all along. Might help justify the splitting of Hazama and Terumi into two separate playable characters if somehow Kazuma takes control of the "Hazama" body, and if Terumi can somehow be revived with Relius' help and given a new body. It seems illogical that they'd only just make him playable and then kill him off when there's still another game to go. I'm dying to read a translation of his ending just to clarify things. (sorry, I'll make sure to put my speculation here in the future ;; )