That’s actually a pretty good point. They explain the source of the powers, sure, but give no explanation to the reason people get the powers that they get. Kind of like we’re just supposed to accept this at face value.
And thus is the crux of the problem of the series. Ignoring whether or not it is a good or bad thing for the series, this much is true. We never really know where Charlotte is headed; the story doesn’t have any apparent direction on where it wants to go. And the PVs don’t help a lot either.
In a way, it’s pretty frustrating, but, in a way, it’s also somewhat exciting.
I’ve talked about things like character development and why I think Yuu’s is pretty good, but I often neglect considering whether I should care about the characters or not. It’s a bit of a personal issue, though, so I won’t talk about it. But let’s just say that no single character’s death in any piece of fiction would be capable of making me sad.