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Disclaimer
The entirety of this post is contingent on specific translations of a few lines in the Webtoon. I am aware of an alternative translation that has very different implications from the one I'm using.
I wrote another post that was based on that alternative translation. However, I currently believe that translation is flawed as multiple sources seem to agree with the translation I use in this post.
Nevertheless, I'll update that post with information from the latest chapters if I am given reason to believe that it is indeed more accurate.
Introduction: Curiosity
At the beginning of the Nest, Maschenny expressed curiosity about Baam's potential
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Translations courtesy of u/Pajaka:
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Anticipation
Afterwards, Maschenny indicated a desire to face Baam in combat:
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Translations courtesy of u/Pajaka:
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Interlude: Monologue on Baam's Growth
After the conclusion of the battle of the 1st Wall and Baam's miracle, we see Maschenny monologue about his growth during the battle:
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She died with a smile on the Hidden Floor, because she could realise this dream:
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Interlude: "Assisting Baam"
This places a very different spin on Maschenny's actions in Chapter 502. She had one of her subordinates release the Hybrider from its jail, giving Baam a direct path to Jinsung and hence her:
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She states that she thinks it'll be more fun if Baam reached her:
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Some people — myself included — interpreted this to mean that Maschenny was helping Baam out. However, that wasn't necessarily the case. She was only helping Baam to reach her as she wants to personally "crush" him. She wasn't necessarily acting under any altruistic goals, or simply because their interests aligned.
Foreshadowing
If Maschenny does indeed try to crush the raging wave that is Baam, then it appears as if the outcome of that confrontation has already been foreshadowed.
Near the end of the Last Station arc, during the New Era speech, the Narrator(?) told us that Maschenny would be devoured in the tidal wave of the New Era:
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And then the very next chapter reveals that the wave is in fact Baam:
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This is pretty notable, given that the vast wave she seeks to destroy is the same wave that the Narrator said would devour her.
Jinsung has also cautioned Maschenny not to overestimate herself as she knows nothing of the Ancient Beasts and even less about Baam. He went on to state that none of them know Baam's potential:
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Conclusions
Maschenny's impending confrontation with Baam seems to have been setup since the end of Season 2, and it seems to be one that she is predestined to lose.
I don't see Maschenny being defeated here (she has too many unresolved plot lines with the Zahard and Khun Families), but it does seem like sooner or later, she'll be swallowed up in the boundless tide that is Baam:
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The entirety of this post is contingent on specific translations of a few lines in the Webtoon. I am aware of an alternative translation that has very different implications from the one I'm using.
I wrote another post that was based on that alternative translation. However, I currently believe that translation is flawed as multiple sources seem to agree with the translation I use in this post.
Nevertheless, I'll update that post with information from the latest chapters if I am given reason to believe that it is indeed more accurate.
Introduction: Curiosity
At the beginning of the Nest, Maschenny expressed curiosity about Baam's potential
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Translations courtesy of u/Pajaka:
Or alternatively LINE:
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Maschenny questions whether Baam and his allies would really challenge the Nest. She wants to see for herself — with her own eyes — what the Irregular boy is truly capable of. She comments that even though his power was still weak, his mere existence is already causing ripples throughout the Tower.
Anticipation
Afterwards, Maschenny indicated a desire to face Baam in combat:
Exhibit
Translations courtesy of u/Pajaka:
Or alternatively LINE:
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Maschenny declares that Baam will come to the Nest. She expresses the desire for Baam to become a massive wave of anger the likes of which the Tower has never seen before. This is all so that she can have her fun crushing him. She wants to stand in front of that massive tide and break it apart.
Interlude: Monologue on Baam's Growth
After the conclusion of the battle of the 1st Wall and Baam's miracle, we see Maschenny monologue about his growth during the battle:
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And then, Maschenny has an epiphany:
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It should be noted that Maschenny herself has a long cherished ambition to fight Zahard:
Exhibit A
She died with a smile on the Hidden Floor, because she could realise this dream:
Exhibit B
Interlude: "Assisting Baam"
This places a very different spin on Maschenny's actions in Chapter 502. She had one of her subordinates release the Hybrider from its jail, giving Baam a direct path to Jinsung and hence her:
Exhibit
She states that she thinks it'll be more fun if Baam reached her:
Exhibit
Some people — myself included — interpreted this to mean that Maschenny was helping Baam out. However, that wasn't necessarily the case. She was only helping Baam to reach her as she wants to personally "crush" him. She wasn't necessarily acting under any altruistic goals, or simply because their interests aligned.
Foreshadowing
If Maschenny does indeed try to crush the raging wave that is Baam, then it appears as if the outcome of that confrontation has already been foreshadowed.
Near the end of the Last Station arc, during the New Era speech, the Narrator(?) told us that Maschenny would be devoured in the tidal wave of the New Era:
Exhibit
And then the very next chapter reveals that the wave is in fact Baam:
Exhibit
This is pretty notable, given that the vast wave she seeks to destroy is the same wave that the Narrator said would devour her.
Jinsung has also cautioned Maschenny not to overestimate herself as she knows nothing of the Ancient Beasts and even less about Baam. He went on to state that none of them know Baam's potential:
Exhibit
Conclusions
Maschenny's impending confrontation with Baam seems to have been setup since the end of Season 2, and it seems to be one that she is predestined to lose.
I don't see Maschenny being defeated here (she has too many unresolved plot lines with the Zahard and Khun Families), but it does seem like sooner or later, she'll be swallowed up in the boundless tide that is Baam:
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