when kirschtaria wodime says “as the last human, i declare all of human wisdom to be void,” thats not a statement of disdain or pride or haughtiness.

thats a statement of despair.

this man was dying, all his wealth and power meaningless in the moment of his death, when his life was saved by the type of person he previously dismissed as worthless. a poor, homeless person. and yet this “worthless” person accomplished something wodime, with all his wealth and power, NEVER managed: saving a life.

when kirschtaria declared the defeat of human wisdom, he didnt mean “i am smarter than all of humanity.” he meant “human wisdom has led to a society where the rich and powerful are incapable of benefiting the society they sit at the top of, and therefore human wisdom is of no use.” when he proclaimed prosperity to be meaningless, he meant “wealth cant help the world. it can only hurt it.”

kirschtaria called himself the last human, and the reason why is obvious: the alien god planned for him to be the last living human.

but he mustve felt like the only human left on the planet long before he became a crypter, when he was surrounded by the highest echelon of mage society, the wisest people alive, and yet none of them had a single inkling of empathy or compassion or even the slightest desire to give back to their community.

wodimes desire to remake the world wasnt born out of misguided idealism or misplaced self-confidence. it was born out of despair and grief over the cruel, awful nature of humanity.

and yet there was no malice in his heart for humanity. it wouldve been easy for him to simply say “humanity deserves to die” with what hed been through.

but he remembered the time his life was saved by another human. and he intended to repay the favour.