User blog comment:AquilaeAltair/OnS Theories. Nineteenth Theory - Shinoa's feelings. Something Shikama Doji, the devil himself cannot manipulate./@comment-36009152-20190520003932

why does Shikama need to be an excuse of her feelings?

The above comment ending may also go some way to explaining this one, namely if Shinoa becoming more understanding of her squad were more feelings for Shikama to take advantage off in his goal of possession.

It makes it all the grimmer that the possession went ahead after you listed off the examples of Shinoa demonstrating some exemplary traits. At the time when Shinoa became aware of Mika’s importance to Yu, we could have thought she agreed to help if only to stop Yu from heading alone towards vampire areas. It would only be later that, thanks to Shikama weirdly enough, that we find out what is likely the real reason. Shikama tempted Shinoa with the possibility that he could change Mika back into a human to make Yu happy again. That he can see everything about a person, that is as good as confirmation that Shinoa agreed to help Yu back in the library not to prevent Yu from doing anything rash, but because Shinoa knew how happy Yu would be to get Mika back.

Even at that time it was a first hand account of Shinoa’s ever more impressive empathy and a testament of her real feelings that are above what Shikama Doji can bring. As if it could be better, it was when Shinoa blasted Shinya himself away to defend Mika, a major hero moment if there ever was one!

Whilst Shinoa is very understanding, and accommodating to Mika, a much stronger foe who could be a threat if he were some kind of blood starved feral vampire, it is different with Kimizuki.

Yes Shinoa is understanding but whilst nice, with Kimizuki it is definitely not in the same level as how Shinoa treats Mika. Don’t think as a member of a squad, Shinoa would fully take in Kimizuki’s claims that his sister come first. Yes, he has every right to say that but I wouldn’t be surprised if unlike Kimizuki, Shinoa keeps her true allegiances hidden. Meaning? That if Kimizuki does deliver on his intention to betray the squad to save his sister as he said, Shinoa even as an understanding, close squad leader would not hesitate in viewing Kimizuki as a foe to defeat.

It might be the Hiragi family trait of considering every possibility, but no doubt Shinoa has contemplated it. This would also be a feeling Shikama Doji could not lay a claim to, yes it’s devious, but a survival tactic (like in chess, it’s not heartless any of the moves, just a means to an end of not dying) that comes from Shinoa… though she could certainly blame Shikama Doji for it!