Talk:Episode 4/@comment-123.243.146.234-20150314121554/@comment-1592898-20181114091336

The black and white judgement is based on what the arbiters perceive from the actions of the players. Misaki wasn't a bad person no, but she took out her anger from her abuse on others (eg slapping her manager when they made a decision without consulting her).Admittedly the manager could have chosen another path than killing her but it's possible (but not shown) that she had previously done the same. She also clearly made bad decisions, and obviously was bad with people as it was shown she had constant relationships and they all abused her. She was trying to better her life for her kids yes, but made no effort to do so for others, and showed no remorse, only an insistence to get her life back so SHE could be happy.

Yousuke, on the other hand, remained a victim, but not of his own design. He fell into depression after his mother said she wished she had never been born, and then left him and his father. Abandonment issues such as that can cause you to distrust others, as he clearly did with his stepmother, hence why he ignored her and made no effort to get close to her. However he showed remorse about doing so, and the reason he wished he could go back was to make his stepmother happy, by calling HER mom... as he showed by his words when she appeared in the game as his super combo.

The judgement was probably based on how they reacted during and after the game, Decim can be quite tactless (as shown in Episode 1, he doesn't do well with emotion), however he's an observant person, and this was a clear decision based on their emotional reactions. MIsaki wanted herself to be happy, Yousuke wanted his stepmother to be happy. Selfish vs Selfless. Admittedly, Misaki's selfishness was due to her previous abuse and wanting the life she dreamed of, being happy with her kids, but her overall way of going about it was selfish, attacking Yousuke so he wouldn't win when Decim tipped the scales.

Sorry for the wall of text, just my view on the episode and the result