I have a feeling Kojima is going to have his entire persona dismantled in a hilarious way instead of him outright being killed. He's too villainous for him to just be plunked off and be done. He needs that smug smile broken down.
I just want this to go full alternate history and let Azumi slaughter every corrupt shogun and samurai and become ruler of all Japan with peace and equality for all.
I love guts on the hill "the hell l do I do now". His frustration is just a low smolder with no direction. I still think Griffith is on his way,or sending troops to Elfheim which will spur on guts. And the skull knight's presence usually portents doom