After the hundreth rewatch of random s2 bits i only noticed now that, during the ep of saiou vs orgene, we have this line from asuka (referring to saiou):
Then, Saiou goes to Samejima and asks him if the Prince could come. When Samejima says Orgene is very busy and it’s very hard to convince someone like him to spare some time, we see this reaction:
then, when Samejima says the prince will still come, this is is Saiou’s reaction:
And… im not completely excluding the possiblity of just another gratuitous dramatic shot but, with asuka’s line, and how similar this is to that one scene against manjoume in the forest… Well Im pretty sure at this point Saiou is already concerned by the light’s plan kind of wished the prince wasn’t actually coming. Like i always kind of considered the limit between Saiou and the light to only clearly appear against manjoume and when he gives the keys, but it actually shows meanwhile too??? I don’t think he was completely separated from the light at this point, but he’s already struggling against it.
It still cracks me up how the Light is just looking at him like “Kid, I’m over here trying to destroy your entire world and kill you with extreme prejudice. Could you please take this seriously, wtf.”