User blog comment:AquilaeAltair/OnS Theories. Nineteenth Theory - Shinoa's feelings. Something Shikama Doji, the devil himself cannot manipulate./@comment-36009152-20190520003704

what were Kagami's real intentions with Shinoa's feelings from chapter 66 until chapter 74?

That Shinoa remains a strong person, just one subject to circumstances is an excellent thing to point out. This corrects the possible, inaccurate statements that could hypothetically arise that Shinoa is being reduced to a damsel in distress of sorts. She’s not, just to emphasize for others, Yu was not a weak inferior protagonist for escaping the vampires at the beginning. He was a person who had to survive, Yoichi was not weak or a dude in distress, he was a young kid rightfully concerned that there were vampires in the room… same with Shinoa, it’s the wrong lens to see any of them as playing a pre-planned stock role in a story, they can certainly be seen as actual people acting realistically to dangers before them.

Just more agreement with your points that Shinoa is in her current state, because she has been possessed by an incredibly powerful demon/deity like being. Not because she is being diminished as a character, but that she is a person who is in a very unfortunate place right now, just to help explain it to other readers if that helps XD

Good points about Krul and Mika and their motivations. Applying it to Shinoa, its further evidence a concern for others is a higher power than what Shikama Doji can bring. As of now Shinoa does have the means to repel Shikama Doji from herself if she can avoid the lust aspect for the time being and other demon exploitable feelings and resort to something stronger, maybe platonic feelings towards those close to her.

Mentioning Mika was appropriate, adorable that Yu has adopted younger Mika’s views regarding family now, haha. Yet Mika, like Shinoa is a lot more self-aware regarding the dangers facing them, just hope Shinoa can remember it from what happened to her sister rather than having to experience something terrible first hand.

That would be incredibly noble, and actually clever for Shinoa to take that gambit. Willingly allowing Shikama Doji to possess her at least affords her the chance to retain some consciousness and control over the demon within. It’s related to Shinoa having measures mentioned above both for helping Mika and ensuring he could be brought into the fold so to speak if anything for Yu’s benefit. In addition to keeping her cards close to her chest just in case Kimizuki did deliver on his promise to ditch the squad, or worst case sell them out to the Japanese Imperial Demon Army. So too here could she have this planned as a last resort for the Shikama Doji problem.

Love the theory and everything mentioned throughout! It was a good opportunity to bring up all the good things about Shinoa and really how vital she is to the story. Also not just some nice things to say about her feelings being potent to the point where Shikama Doji cannot manipulate them, could also make the bold statement that Shinoa is capable of manipulating his feelings!