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What determines if someone going to Heaven (reincarnate) or Hell (void)?

In episode 6, Harada was sent to void despite him repenting his attempt to
kill Mayu. Yet, in episode 2, both Chisato and Shigeru was reincarnated,
despite Chisato lying to Shigeru about her identity. Yes, Shigeru knows about
her identity, but still she is lying to him.

So, what exactly determines the sentence?


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What determines if someone going to Heaven or Hell?


I've been wondering the same myself for some time, and have come to the
conclusion that there isn't really a rule as to how to judge the various
guests. Every arbiter judges as he or she pleases.

Ginti, for instance, cast Harada into the void because he was about to betray
Mayu, pushing her to her death. Ginti didn't care that Harada had a change of
heart and _tried_ to save her; he would've pushed her in cold blood anyways,
had she not decided to jump on her own.

Decim, on the other hand, focused more on the actual result, rather than what
_might_ have happened. If we look back to episode 1: Takashi (the husband) was
sent for reincarnation, despite him betraying his wife (he eventually played
to win, after all). Takashi even tried to attack his own wife, only to be
stopped by Decim.

Later on, Decim's (in)actions drastically change his style of judgement. In
episode 4, Decim doesn't even try to stop Misaki (the TV show hostess) as she
repeatedly smashes Yousuke's (the NEET) skull into the screen, probably
because the game was still in progress then.

Finally, we have Tatsumi (the fallen detective) and Shimada (the boy whose
sister was raped) during episodes 8 and 9. Like before, Decim stops Shimada
from attacking Tatsumi after the game's end. Only **_this time_** , he
provides Shimada with an opportunity to _torture_ Tatsumi. Had Decim performed
his judgement the same way he did in episode 1, Shimada would probably _not_
have been cast into the void.

As for episode 3 (not 2), Mai (aka Chisato) didn't exactly _lie_ to Shigeru;
not intentionally, at least. At first she didn't remember who she was and as
the game progressed, she remembered Shigeru, Chisato, and Mai. Only, she
_believed_ she was Chisato, and it wasn't until after the game had ended, that
she remembered who she _really_ was. As soon as she remembered, she tried to
tell Shigeru the truth, but he interrupted her, saying he already knew.

* * *

In the end, there is no real determining factor to the judgements. Every
arbiter judges as he or she pleases, and their judgement can change
dramatically over time, as seen with the stark contrast between episode 1 and
episode 9.


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