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Now for the fine-tuning of Mahiru’s plans. To begin with, a great insight into Tenri’s nature that he would bribe his prized Mahiru, that and he thought it was a weakness that she cared for Shinoa. On that have to state how nice it is for both Guren and Shinoa here to care for their team mates even when forged in a culture where the superiors above you see such treatment as a weakness. As for Shinoa, still wonder if Mahiru could have went along with Tenri's plans if he just treated her like family, as it stands the deal between the family head and the genius that could have taken his place was based on one of control, some father, eh.

Love all the plot dynamics, from Tenri, Mahiru and Saito who were devising against the first, who is right in front of them. Do wonder if Saito did in fact have an inkling that Shikama Doji was present. With what he knows about demons, and that stronger vampires can sense them to various extents, maybe he was going along with playing unawares that there was a demon monitoring him. That he would single out Mahiru, wonder if he were feeding her information knowing full well that his sire was there listening thinking that Saito didn’t know. We know from the past that it is likely Saito was aware of the black substance with I would think was an early stage demon. So Saito maybe was aware there was a demon presence and that it was Shikama Doji inside Mahiru, and still managed to succeed in having a hand in creating cursed gear to fight him with, would be very crafty indeed!

If Saito did want to defend the world from the first and Hiragi family, may mean that Guren remains on Saito’s side since they share those goals. Could also be a clue that Saito is excluded from Guren’s betray everyone statement. Still he got his seraphs in the end and entrusted them to Krul? Especially with Saito breaking away from the progenitor council thought he would train them into weapons or something.

The thing with Krul’s deal it was with noble intentions on Krul’s part, she just wanted to find her brother. As for Mahiru’s side at first could think she was getting herself a really strong weapon in addition to herself becoming a really strong vampire. Yet what was mentioned above about Saito having these secret oh let’s take out the first plots, whilst the first was hidden inside Mahiru, but actually Saito knew that. Shikama Doji could have been just as cunning as he sent Asuramaru through time to end up as said powerful weapon for Mahiru to wield whilst she becomes his host body. Yet Mahiru outplayed them both, at the cost of her own life for a larger goal only she could see. Of all the plans Mahiru’s leans closest to Krul, there doesn’t seem to be any ill will, indeed Mahiru-no-Yo is aware that Krul will be coming soon hence her time to initiate hers and Guren’s plan.

Sure she may delay her end of the bargain until the right time by withholding Asuramaru. It has been complicated for her since Yu has been kidnapped by Rigr and she may not have a clue that Yu is in fact gone being in a different location and all. Then there is the matter on whether the first can even be captured. Awfully can definitely vouch on Kureto attacking Shinoa if that is what it takes to defeat the first, and certainly waiting on Urd Geales and Lest Karr as well to re-join the first!

Do like the three reasons why Guren has started the long plan, to help Shinoa, and helping his squad. Honestly though could just as easily be the flip side where betray everyone means that, he says the magic words and his squad… he has dropped Shinoa like that as his long held plan comes first now, and may not want Yu and Asuramaru to fight being sure that Saito can capture the first, Guren may just need to make it easier for Saito to achieve his goals?

Excellent information as always and so nice to read! Was two blogs worth of content as well, Guren’s betrayal reasons and Mahiru’s plans. The theory for Guren will likely gain answers the soonest! It is one of the hardest to lend any reasons as to why Guren would betray everyone, he zig zags so much and even his one consistent theme, a recent one that it, to defend his friends can be overridden by Mahiru-no-Yo’s possession, or his inner win no matter what approach returning.