⚠️Analysis chapter 101⚠️

Contains spoilers!

So, considering I’ve been seeing a lot about Chapter 101 and Chuuya dying by drowning, I went and read the chapter.

And then bursted out laughing.

Now, be ready for yet another one of my rants and absolutely ferocious theories bcs it’s 3 in the morning and I’m absolutely enjoying this mind game.

1. Are we even surprised that Ango went to the extent of manipulating a very dangerous incarcerated ability user who can stop the time just for Dazai? After all, we know Ango feels guilty for what happened between him, Oda and Dazai. We know Ango would do anything for Dazai. And it’s a win for the government too, as let’s not forget Dazai is one dangerous ex port mafia executive and called demon prodigy and the words of “the biggest misfortune for Dazai’s enemies is that they are Dazai’s enemies”. More, Dostoievsky is terribly dangerous too and imposes a threat not just for the government, but for the whole world and ability users. Dazai being able to be an actual enemy to Dostoevsky is a feat in itself for the government. Especially since he’s willing to be. He might genuinely be the only one able to confront Fyodor. Dazai winning against Fyodor means the government itself succeeded. Not to mention they both are more dangerous than that prisoner who stops time. It’s really an insignificant sacrifice with little danger.

2. Chuuya is still a vamp. Still in Fyodor’s hands. Chuuya is dangerous, literally has Arahabaki and can wipe a damn city in a blink of an eye. But don’t you also find it interesting that Arahabaki seems to not respond to Fyodor? I mean, if I were him, I would totally use Arahabaki to get out of that prison by wiping it. That would also mean Fyodor winning bcs Dazai would be dead. Why didn’t Fyodor do this? The only explanation that makes actual sense is Arahabaki not responding to him.

3. Dazai caught Fyodor in big way. He’s in a room anti ability and is basically a wet rat swimming in water who’s waiting to drown.

But this is where it gets interesting and I’m starting my theories from here.

Those are Chuuya’s eyes before entering the room.

Empty, no consciousness, under Fyodor’s control.

But those are Chuuya’s eyes while in the water. They’re not empty white blank anymore, as you can see. He’s gritting his teeth and the round of the pupil starts forming which signals conscience as we have seen in the stance of Chuuya during corruption vs Chuuya getting out of corruption .

So I have 3 theories on this:

1. Chuuya’s surviving instincts being triggered gets him out of the ability and, respectively, from under Fyodor’s control.

2. The water has something in it that neutralizers the effects of any ability, case in which Fyodor is dead, as it would be like Dazai touching him but worse, more efficient.

3. The water touching that anti ability door is affected by the very property of that door to neutralize abilities, which leads to the result of 2nd theory too.

Many in this fandom didn’t hesitate to instantly throw Dazai under the bus and while I’m definitely in for the Dazai slander usually happening in the fandom as yes, he is manipulative and can be really shitty and everything you want, Dazai was Chuuya’s partner for a damn long time. They’ve known each other for seven years, have done a lot of things together, know each other very well, heck, they don’t even need to speak many times to understand each other. I don’t think Dazai wants Chuuya dead. And even if let’s say Dazai would be willing to get rid of Chuuya, Chuuya is useful so he won’t (if you want that bad for your heartless Dazai agenda to be fed).

Which leads me to point 1 and Dazai suddenly mentioning the moments they’ve gone through.

We know Dazai rarely does something without a reason. Do you really think this was just a sudden popped up thought he decided to share while his biggest enemy is listening?

I don’t think so. Dazai is in front of a ton of screens, must I remind you? He sees what’s happening, hears it. He probably saw what I mentioned up about Chuuya’s eyes too.

Even more, Dazai talks about Chuuya not being able to lift all that water. But Chuuya can lift himself with his ability. We know that, we’ve seenthat.

The door is anti ability. But is the ceiling?

I don’t think Chuuya will die. Really, I think Dazai spoke of their memories exactly because he saw Chuuya gaining consciousness and the memories and his voice would help Chuuya gain control back.

So no, I don’t think Chuuya dies.

Now, on the Fyodor agenda.

Fyodor dying by drowning seems ridiculous to me. Like, all this super villain agenda to what? To die so easily? I don’t think so.

We don’t know yet what Fyodor’s ability does, don’t know how it functions. And Dazai is taunting him to reveal it (panel above).

This is why I see rather more probable for Chuuya to regain control because of his survival instinct. And I think we’ll see how Fyodor’s ability works next (very improbable) but more than this I think Fyodor will catch Chuuya’s leg or something when Chuuya regains control and flies using his ability.

But there comes the next thing: Chuuya’s wrath. And this is more probable to show us Fyodor’s ability than some water.

This is what I thought about for now.

Leave me your thoughts if you wish in comments or asks or even just message me tbh.