I think they are different monks. The one who abused Kinu was way older and probably died of elderness and the one who took care of Ankei was another one. I understand what Daija did since he is a beast but he just probably killed an innocent man
Maybe but it's mentioned several times that it was the same one. He looks older because when Daija meets the monk for the second time years have passed since he last saw him and Ankei mentioned that his mentor monk left to another town and that the mentor monk had chased Daija off his territory(confirmed by the best friend monk) (but maybe they are all unreliable narrators and it isn't the same one but they look the same....guess we'll have to wait to have that confirmed)
It's not the same one since daija said that he was a black snake (where he met the disgusting monk) once 500 years ago iirc
This disgusting one is just there to explain the reason why daija hates monk, so it's probably not the same person
I'm so confused I totally forgot about the centuries in between but then why would Daija say that he was the one that put the curse on him when they saw each other the second time!??? He just groups them all together?!?
The animosity and violence between Ankei and Daijo(?) could be sort of resolved or come to a standstill if they would just say their reasons as to why the resentment is present. To Ankei that man was his mentor and savior, but to Daijo(?) the man used him as scapegoat and invaded his territory and was abusing the woman Daijo grew fond of. That old ass man had his moments but I think (me personally) who he was at his final moments was just horrible.
It's all just very difficult because it's understandable but.......I'm not rooting for the old man
But other than that, their differences in morals are starting to appear in their children and I just want the village to accept them and that mayor's daughter is a thorn at my side always scared that she's gonna do something