Re: Nanatsu no Taizai 40 Discussion/ 141 Predictions
It depends on a number of things really. The fairy king seems to have functions beyond merely ruling over fairies. Take what gerhard said, she made the point that the fairy king could actually restore the forest even if it was destroyed. Basically gerhard, the only fairy we have seen who seems to know something about fairies, regarded king higher than the lifes of the great tree and other fairies. Which is weird considering it is something king could have done earlier rather than what he did (squat). I wouldn't be surprised if king was chosen by the tree because he could draw more power rather than being able to draw more power because he is the king. One way or the other the implication is that king could draw out more power from the tree because he was kinder than then then currently evil helbram rather than because he was the fairy king.
Hasn't the sacred tree been said to be a spiritual thing? Well, at least chastiefol has been referred to as spirit spear. Within the context of a spiritual tree so to speak it makes sense that there would be another realm for it to inhabit. Or if we consider helbram summoned the roots of the tree at the kingdom. Either the roots were there to begin with or the tree and its power can be summoned from pretty much anywhere given that it is in another realm along with its spiritual nature.
Well, its not like them not having sexual reproduction would immediately make them just as ants. As far as falling in love, that is something only king an elaine have done so far, precisely the two fairies whom we know are specifically different from every other fairy in terms of appearance and probably even power (elaine could easily handle ban after all, she can't be that weak). From what we have seen the rest of the other fairies are basically childlike, lazy and without culture. I wouldn't be so sure that they do reproduce asexually. My personal crackpot theory is that they come from the sacred tree directly. There is also what gerhard said. Gerhard made the point that as long as the fairy king existed everything could be rebuilt. Which wouldn't make sense if literally every other fairy dies as there would be no one for king to impregnate. In other words the fairy king in the long run on his own can potentially restore the forest and its population. Somehow.
I'm not completely discarding King's intentions, either; I'm pretty sure his status will have to do with the amount of power he can draw out in the future though, if it hasn't already.
That's a very broad topic, so all we can do is speculate at this point. However, the fairy realm's being a spiritual existence is not implausible.
Perhaps it is a physical realm (if it is distinct from the one we know), but power can be generated from it through "spirituality"? That is, anyone connected to it can utilize its potency without the need of an object to be there for it to manifest; that could explain Helbram's ability.
Actually, it would. Asexual reproduction (in real life) manifests as a completely identical copy between generations. However, if the tree "gives birth" to fairies as you stated, that's different.
However, for Elaine to be Harlequin's sister, either sexual or asexual reproduction is required, and the latter is implausible due to the aforementioned reasons.
Interesting theory you've got there. Oh well, we'll have to wait and see.