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That's not it. As to what Manaka truly is, your clue is already in the chapter. Again, as for the reason why Ritsuka is in Manaka's body can't be revealed. But it has something to do with her (Beast 0/L's) plan to recreate the world where it's possible for her to understand emotions.
No one from re:zero ends up joining the chat group. In one of the successful time loops, albeit where Manaka Emiya's name was eaten, they invited Subaru, but the Witch of Envy felt Manaka's true nature. And so, she killed him in a bid to reverse causality and overturn his decision from joining. The rest of what happened is what you can probably expect. What happens next would have been told in the next chapter of A Multiversal Anime Chat Group before I decided a rewrite.
Rancor means bitterness, the opposite of longing. For your second question, remember Lev? But if you haven't played F/GO already, he betrayed Chaldea at the end of Fuyuki Singularity. The same thing happens here, really. As to the reason why? Manaka wants to recreate the world where it's possible for her to understand emotions, pretty much.
Genshin is an anime inspired game, so close 'nuff
It's the superior version