Isae, thanks for the information. I would like to ask you about what happens in the VN chapter about Hnayuu’s past, but I have been avoiding reading anything related to it because I am hoping it will be fully translated one day.
Outbreak/Rei spoilers:
[spoiler]Any parasitic being would seek to propagate itself everywhere, so chances are she is aware of it, or is doing it subconsciously. I believe she knows what she’s doing. If I recall correctly, it is also implied that Hanyuu knew pretty much everything from the start, but withheld or skewed all information for the sake of helping everyone, especially Rika, evolve without a “safe zone” because people who isolate themselves from the harshness of reality will never mature and become successful.
All of this was clearly suggested in one of the Higurashi OVAs, and is also hinted at by Maria’s obsession with the damaged rose. Hanyuu explained that a rose that grew up in a greenhouse, isolated from bad weather and bad parasites, would never be fruitful and would lack a soul, whereas a a rose that grew up in the harshness of the wild can easily become very damaged, like Maria’s rose, but the unspoiled and damaged rose will always be vastly superior to the greenhouse rose because it endured what it was designed to endure and produces superior offspring. In other words, people who endure severe trauma and overcome it are vastly superior beings than those who never go through real pain and trauma.
This explains why Hanyuu put everyone through hell even though it could have all been easily avoided with her abilities. I get the feeling she wants everyone to be on a level equal to her, and helping them by making all their problems and trauma go away puts them on an even lower level than they already are.[/spoiler]