Explosion said: Or its just yukkuri being yukkuri. Saying big things just for the sake of saying them with no understanding of what kind of weight or meaning those words carry.
Ordinarily I'd agree with that, but the previous page shows that reimu doesn't have much to live for.
Neutered, crippled, and in general agony with no hope for the future, she shouldn't be crying about wanting to live one page later.
Trololo said: she shouldn't be crying about wanting to live one page later.
That seems to be one of yukkuri’s pre-programmed templates, something like "it's like flying in the sky"
They could really want to die and give up life, but then screaming they want to live the moment Komachi is coming. I think it's usually said that ingrained in their paste is a desire to live and enjoy easy life, so that "don't want to die" is more like their brain suddenly release a rush like "fear of death" emotion. See it like how they're almost unable to hold themselves from replying the greeting "take it easy"
Even those with death wishes have some "Preferences" in how to die and end the pain. Being burned alive is clearly the least preferable way to commit suicide or ask for assisted suicide.
But well, this is a yukkuri, so they won't go "Wait! I rather have you melting me in water or quick stomp me! don't BURN ME! I WANT A PAINLESS DEATH!" instead they'll quickly jump to start saying "I want to Live!" as a statement against the painful way to be killed, they are too simple minded to properly word the concept of "give me a painless death" or state what is really wrong if you use an extremely painful way to "assist" their suicide, they are in pain and react, that's all.
1 (page before) "...kill me..." 2 (Mister makes a statement) "I'm not soft-hearted enough to kill a yukkuri that wants to be killed" 3 (Reimyu tries to mindtrick him) "Reimyu doesnch wanna die!"
...and the following page shows that actually Reimyu manages to get what she wants. Smart, smart...
Anon kun said: Or... she is viciously trying to trick Mister.
1 (page before) "...kill me..." 2 (Mister makes a statement) "I'm not soft-hearted enough to kill a yukkuri that wants to be killed" 3 (Reimyu tries to mindtrick him) "Reimyu doesnch wanna die!"
...and the following page shows that actually Reimyu manages to get what she wants. Smart, smart...
I think you might be right, but she doesn't really get what she wants because she seems to live on a fair bit after that in agony.
FunkSoulBrother said: She wanted her suffering to END and not made worse.