Questions About the Last Episode (Spoilers)

crystal_x said:
The objective of the swordsmith, who wasn't really a swordsmith, was to change history and prevent Japan from being invaded and taken over. Though we believe before that she wants to uphold her ancestor's wishes, Princess Hitei essentially said that she also wanted to destroy Shikizaki's wishes just as much when she ordered Emonzaemon to kill Shichika.

In this case, what I don't understand why she would kill Togame, especially since she later states that she didn't even dislike her. It seems like even if she desired solely to kill the Shogun, there would have been other ways to do this without killing someone that she secretly likes. To me, it just seemed unnecessary to kill her even if they want to kill the Shogun for different reasons.

The ending is confusing because I guess it tries to make it sad and stops the story in its tracks, signifying the end, but the story could end just as easily normally and without carrying on, assuming a happy ending or even continuing with drama since Togame confesses that she was planning to kill Shichika at the end. I guess I just don't understand the point of this and the reasoning behind these actions doesn't make sense.


idk it just doesn't feel right after reflecting on it (from my point of view)