User blog comment:Derax-Pagani/Chapter 502 Review/@comment-24102956-20160919112456/@comment-193.190.73.129-20160919170201

B214, there ain't much sense to talk about what is morally correct when at war with enemies whose sole purpose is to utterly slaughter you. It wasn't like August would say "allright, let's just go home." The war would've never been delayed by these negotiations. At most Brandi would have asked to spare the members present like she did right before being knifed by DiMaria.

As for Brandi not wanting to kill August -> if her memories are rewritten to harbour a killing desire then killing him would be what she wants to do. Though it's up to debate whether Mest's memory altering was 100% flawless, which it has to be for it to work out here.

Sure his method failed, still if it had worked then Mest would've been the one to achieve a massive victory for the forces of Ishgar. He at least understands August can only be taken down with desperate and drastic measures, not with talking to him and basically begging him to spare your life. Now it will probably be down to Acnologia to finish off August.