Very good and interesting chapter! I found the points and advice Goetia gave Edelgard to be rather stimulating and something to indeed ponder. Starting the chapter out with something small and normal (in other words, with Dorothea helping advise Goetie about proper fashion protocol when it comes to the upcoming White Heron Cup) to this also made the chapter even more surprisingly effective and enjoyable. Need I say anything about Flayn? Lol.

But again I digress. Yes, Goetia has a point indeed, and perhaps because he does not know the answer (as he once was pretty much omniscient back then), he’s able to better understand the more “proper” way to go about things. Which is doing future changes (or at least the make the building blocks for such) in the present instead of enacting and enforcing the future on an un-ready present. So yeah. Very interesting way to have him take things now and how Edelgard’s goals once mirror led his own back then.

Even I can understand and agree with Edelgard’s goals, but it’s like Goetia said, we humans can be very fickle when it comes to change and extreme/sudden ideals replacing what was once expected and considered to be the norm.

Keep it up!

The conversation between Edelgard and Goetia was beautifully written, bravo!

Its not the common man one has to worry about when it comes to education and technology but the already rich and powerful who can become even more so through the manipulation of it. An uneducated and powerless population is only a benefit to those who wish to rule it.

Edelgard is about to enter her "Teach me, Goetia!" phase, haha. Quite enjoyed the scenes with her, Flayn, and Dorothea. Wish there was a bit more Byleth, but I'm guessing that is gonna be saved for the dance, haha. Looking forward to more.

Edelgard: “What if an ‘architect’ wanted to ‘build a house’ but only had a limited lifespan?”
Goetia: “So you want to start a revolution?”
Edelgard: Surprised Pikachu face that he saw through her incredibly opaque metaphor that he came up with

Also the chapter title vaguely worries me and makes me excited for the next chapter.

I love how flabbergasted Edelgard is that a whole schemes worth of long term planning and a visionary desire for Fodlan was achieved partially in a single conversation with Rhea who actually considered it LMAO

The byplay between Rhea and Goetia has definitely become one of my favorite aspects of this story as it develops. And I'm not even talking in any kind of (potential) romantic sense or lack thereof, but just as interactions between to very powerful yet very flawed beings who are both (very) slowly and, in some cases painfully, coming to grips with said flaws while critiquing the funhouse-mirror like reflections that they see in each other.

Musashi being Musashi is always great, love how she managed to piss Lysithea enough to have her agree to a fight/spar, like always Musashi just knows which buttons to press to instigate a fight. Goetia description about his final battle with Ritsuka must have brought some strong images into Dorothea mind until they were shattered by Goetia when he properly explained what he was talking about.

Wonder if the Ashen Wolves will join in the dance? Probably not but would be nice.

Enjoyable chapter! Loved the last bit here with Rhea and Goetia!

It sounds like Goetia was close to confessing in knowing about Tomas before Rhea cuts him off. She probably suspected that he knew something was up because of course he would but doesn't want to be mad at him when it won't changed what happened. That is development,

Goetia proved you don't need wings to be the best wingman

Goetiq and Rhea have such an easy chemistry that they doesn't quite have with anyone else.

Nice chat with Rhea. Her mentality is like a watered down mix between LB3 and LB5. And yeah, considering the acceleration of societal shift with the advance of technology and literacy, I see her point. People don’t necessarily become happier with technological advancement, and it’s a lot safer for the longevity of Fodlan.

And… well I wasn’t expecting her to not want Goetia to make the confession about Tomas. Though it makes sense. In a way, he’s the only person who can really understand her, and she doesn’t want to hate him.

I mean, they're not wrong. We see this song and dance countless times throughout history. While I would say I am more on the side of Goetia in teaching them, I can understand the danger of having too rapid of a shift. Interesting/nice to see Goetia's interactions with Yuri, Hapi, and such. And damn, no Byleth and Goetia this chapter. Shame. Looking forward to more.