「流す涙の意味を知らずに」 (Nagasu Namida no Imi o Shirazu ni)
“Without Understanding the Tears Shed”
Geeze going all in on the twists and reveals now aren’t we? From having Miles be the big bad demon to Shuu losing arguably his first major memory to, well, who honestly didn’t see something like this coming? Except it’s mommy dearest and not the father, because damn that hit hard. And the best part? We haven’t hit the best part yet.
Getting the big twist out of the way, yes Shuu’s family is still alive and Shuu himself isn’t what you call exactly human. His mother being Asmodeus (Japan’s genderbending knows no bounds), while itself a shock, makes sense since such a twist was coming: Shuu’s sister after all is still alive, we were missing the impossible choice for Shuu to have to make – i.e. What number of memories will he sacrifice to find out the truth? – and the big bad had yet to make their appearance. Well, if Asmodeus is even his mother; some hints that Shuu is only a half-brother and is only tangentially related to what’s upcoming certainly came out. While I’m just a tad disappointed this reveal came out of left field and via a flashback (they’re usually trotted out during fights because climax), it does establish what’s coming over the next few weeks. We have a serious showdown in the making.
The second half of this is what Shuu is putting himself through to finally learn the truth – a truth we now know some have a very clear understanding of. I admit, I didn’t expect Mikhail to actually know about the current state of Shuu’s sister and mother (this scene is enough to verify he does), but like Shuu’s family status in terms of Bayron City this was an inevitable twist given how its central resource was involved in demonic presence – funnily enough itself now also confirmed. The one outstanding question is just what relationship Bayron’s government has with Asmodeus, because you know full well after the knowledge Mikhail is aware of Shuu’s family status that mayor and related family both have some sort of agreement with the literal devil. It is most likely a partnership for profit. One of ideology. Or is it simple tomfoolery because the previous mayor failed in some capacity? This is the question. Because how this knowledge plays out will dictate which enemies Shuu must face to put this mystery to rest.
As for whether or not Shuu can survive the encounter courtesy of yet more intentional memory loss your guess is as good as mine, but rest assured we haven’t seen the last of this in action. Shuu will have to make a decision about who to sacrifice when it comes down to Asmodeus and all the characters. He will mentally disable himself to seek revenge on his sister, who is not likely to be related by blood. Or will he, just like with Miles, deliberately – and personally – kill off yet another part of himself for the sake of achieving his objectives?
Despite the fact that this is a predictable situation, I can’t wait to see what the outcome will be.
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