It could advance the plot reasonably without making readers resent such an obvious sacrificial plot point.
It merely explained things according to the characters' personalities.
Otto analyzed everything Su Nian had written like a reading-comprehension master who had scored full marks after graduating from a Shenzhou high school.
This was a guiding work meant to serve as a model essay, so there was nothing wrong with analyzing it in greater detail.
The audience also agreed with Otto's argument. Sometimes, whether something bothered you or not came down to a single moment.
Perhaps seeing one detail that did not suit your tastes would suddenly make you feel deeply uncomfortable.
With that explanation, the plot did become more reasonable, and the audience was not particularly resistant to it.
Aside from controlling the details of the plot, she also knew how to enhance the readers' experience. That was truly rare.
Under Eden's lead, the more agreeable Flame-Chasers present were each assigned their own tasks.
Pardo would keep an eye on the winding side paths in the Elysian Realm, while Cosmo would protect Griseo...
Eden would inform Aponia, Su would contact Mobius after calming Chijie down, and as for Vill-V, they hoped Raiden Mei would go inform her.
Eden told Mei that the Crystal Flower was the key. Kevin had entrusted Su with the Crystal Flower last night, while Aponia's had been passed on to Griseo through her without Mei's knowledge.
Mei headed for the tower to find Vill-V, but encountered a [Faded] monster along the way. Yet it did not seem to be one of Griseo's creations.
In the end, she found Vill-V in the amusement park. From their conversation, she learned that Vill-V had always wanted to kill Kevin and had developed countless Anti-Kevin Weaponry devices, only one of which might work.