One thing about Sasaki-san is that a defining part of his identity as a person consists of his traditional roots: he is humble, diligent, and loyal. He is loyal to his nation, Japan, and the Bureau is serving that nation. It is an extension of his homeland’s will, and he respects the service it performs for Japan. Their goal is, as stated, the regulation of psionic paranormal phenomena. Events have demonstrated the necessity of this mission. It is solely through his calm, rational professionalism that several potential conflicts have been de-escalated. Sasaki-san is the essential ideal agent of such an organization, at least in terms of his ethics and interpersonal skills. Everyone benefits from cooperation and he generates cooperation like it’s his actual superpower. I admire it quite a bit!
Akutsu might feel that Sasaki was not being completely honest with them, and I can see why he wanted him under surveillance. He might be “just” using Shizuka’s boss to test out Sasaki’s abilities but IMO that was going too far and was betrayal.
I agree with what you said though, and hope that Sasaki’s loyalty works out for him in the end.
One thing about Sasaki-san is that a defining part of his identity as a person consists of his traditional roots: he is humble, diligent, and loyal. He is loyal to his nation, Japan, and the Bureau is serving that nation. It is an extension of his homeland’s will, and he respects the service it performs for Japan. Their goal is, as stated, the regulation of psionic paranormal phenomena. Events have demonstrated the necessity of this mission. It is solely through his calm, rational professionalism that several potential conflicts have been de-escalated. Sasaki-san is the essential ideal agent of such an organization, at least in terms of his ethics and interpersonal skills. Everyone benefits from cooperation and he generates cooperation like it’s his actual superpower. I admire it quite a bit!
Akutsu might feel that Sasaki was not being completely honest with them, and I can see why he wanted him under surveillance. He might be “just” using Shizuka’s boss to test out Sasaki’s abilities but IMO that was going too far and was betrayal.
I agree with what you said though, and hope that Sasaki’s loyalty works out for him in the end.