User blog comment:AquilaeAltair/OnS Theories. Fourth Theory - Rigr Stafford, master mind and Guren Ichinose's manipulator. Warning: Mayor spoilers of World Resurrection at 19/@comment-36009152-20190324003446/@comment-36009152-20190326021232

A pretty neat, if grim party trick being able to identify by taste someone else’s blood within the blood of a completely different person XD For all his quirks Ferid can always retire comfortably from his tenure as a nutjob to be the worlds greatest connoisseur. If only he had a taste for wine or something instead of the blood of young children!

Anyway, a key point to observe and would certainly trust Ferid to be able to call that Guren and Rigr have a closer alliance than what would appear.

That is a vision; Saito seeing what Shikama was doing only to promptly began drooling wanting that all for himself. Acting not out of a sense of justice, no power balance was considered, only that he wants to be the all-powerful deity instead! With Shikama out the picture, Saito has a good shot; only Urd Geales could probably hold a candle to him strength wise. In his corner he also has his very own sect armed and ready for outright war.

It would be a twist if Saito was directly counting on Mahiru winning Guren’s heart. Systematically weakening the Hiragi family and a means to an end of persuading Guren to follow through with his plans if Saito could not fully persuade him.

Have to say it is fascinating Shikama being familiar with human feelings. Yes it is a demon trait, to know people’s hearts better than they know it themselves in a way, but only using that ability to their frankly disastrous ends. Still, the sire of vampires – that are largely emotionally detached creatures only interested in blood, having such a grasp of the deepest human emotions like love… As well as possessing an overview of what it can mean between two family clans. It’s amazing in every sense of the word.

Haha, can you imagine what was going through Saito’s head: “I need something that can eradicate the Hiragi family, I know! How about a world ending virus! Obliterate most of the worlds population, ruin the earth itself and bring out vampires just to be on the safe side.” An interesting example of dedication that’s for sure! Of course overlooking that Mahiru, I’m sure who he saw as an unquestionably loyal asset, had additional goals in mind. Do love that as well, considering the stakes wonder what Saito would have even made of seeing these actions undertaken to help specific people that she cared about. Think Mahiru purposely ensured all the attention was focused elsewhere to keep Shinoa out of Saito’s notice?

On them, I do feel for Mahiru and Shinoa, it is all well and good Saito indeed members of the Hiragi family to regard one another as chess pieces. Move this person there, put pressure here, instil dissent between these players. Yet when it came right down to it, this is a family these actions are being done to. There should never have been a rubbing of the hands and contemplating nurturing a girl with a grudge against her own family. Yes Mahiru stuck by Shinoa, but what a debacle to have family members plotting against family. Yet with these manipulators about and people like Guren who could hold greater importance than Mahiru for family ties, it was always going to be complicated.

That is a very good thing to consider, Saito face to face with the sire of all, recognisable as the younger sister of someone he worked with. You are spot on; guess there’s something about god carrying out these grand schemes in Shinoa's body. Will be an interesting reunion for them no doubt about it.

Yes with their institutions being destroyed, suppose Saito had no choice but to place all his eggs in one basket so to speak. Glad he did if only for something again he might not have even imagined. Namely the relationships between humans, no matter how anyone looks at it Yu and Mika are singular and glad they could meet and knowing one another has only been a positive for them both.

Makes so much sense now but at the time didn’t event think it would have been Saito to instigate the pact between Mahiru and Krul. Or even Krul approaching Saito, what with her desire to find her brother again. Being entrusted to look after the seraph children in a capital hold was also a good plan, if not for Ferid… and weirdly Guren as well.

You know, crazy does not describe it XD