this goes out to the vnc fandom;
they are kids! Astolfo is 15, Misha may be even younger and both are heavily traumatized! they're not monsters or irredeemable, they did HORRIBLE things but many of those things were trauma responses, they are not irredeemable!!
I would absolutely WANT them to be redeemed and realized the things they did were horrible, fucked up and unforgivable. I want them to feel genuine regret for the things they've done, nonetheless those are still kids in the midst of horrible fucked up situations!!