User blog comment:AquilaeAltair/OnS Theories (S5) - Second Theory. The Mitsuba squad’s current situation/@comment-36009152-20190810032037

True, with Chapter 81 for real having an all out fight between Saito and the first possessing Shinoa’s body, yes that is incredible fighting wise but that is Shinoa out of commission. Kimizuki is also nearby and an absolute in between a rock and a hard place with both battlers there, and a third danger in seraph Mirai. Yoichi and Narumi are also within the vicinity of these threats.

The rest of the squad are separated, at this point in the story yes we may be willing Mika to trust the squad more. After Guren gave a reality check (better a practical lesson learned from him rather than from a dangerous foe who would not hold back) yes this chapter could have been the one to show Mika taking the advice and joining with the scattered remains of the squad before locating Yu.

Having said that, one-man army Mika under the circumstances is skipping that stage and heading straight to rescue the person who needs it most. Trust is unlikely to be a factor, Mitsuba is nowhere to be seen, Kimizuki if Mika even knew where to find him has essentially deserted the squad itself to save his sister. Would not make sense for Mika to help ditch the squad Kimizuki who at least has strength in numbers with Makoto and Yoichi.

Sure it would have been nice for Mika to join with Mitsuba who is one her own, safer as a pair in a war zone and then another person to help Yu if that was Mika’s next goal. But again Mika is capable of leaping across buildings and that is very handy for a rescue with no one holding you back, he also has some indication of where Yu is, possibly not for Mitsuba. Yu is chained, he is the most pressing person in need and good on Mika for being someone who can find a kidnapped friend and go attempt a rescue, Yu is lucky to have friends like Mika.

Can so imagine Yu saying “oh my goodness Mika, going to have to scold you for not allowing the researchers to take me further away for testing, and not rescuing the squad who are fine together” hehe XD Yu and Mika are water tight, there won’t be scolding rather thanks for the rescue now as an elite team we can gather the rest of the crew. Plus that’s also kidnapped Yu spared from the lab Saito was taking him to, vital to say the least.

Love the fantastic news Kimizuki is okay, finding Saito there was bad enough and then the first arrived. (Something completely unrelated, Kimizuki wondered who these people were, does this mean he saw Shinoa’s herself? He left before he saw Shinoa possessed, and either just knew it was something possessing her when he saw her again here. It's that he did not react to Shinoa standing there, was wondering if us the readers are shown Shinoa’s body, but the characters like Kimizuki are seeing something else, just seems odd to see Shinoa walking and well but not say anything).

Anyway thankfully we have confirmation Mirai is re-joined with Kimizuki with no strings attached. Must be hard for Kimizuki before to be powerless to help her when he knows she is right there until now. Also Yoichi with him, sure we can assume Narumi is nearby as well but seeing him there in the flesh is the only conformation we can accept, certainly a possibility he may have gone off in another direction.

Hope we can assume Mitsuba will reunite with the three guys and Mirai, but that with Shinoa separated there is a bad feeling that Mistsuba could break off from the squad to join her sister and the Japanese Imperial Army if only to survive. Great that she is all right, but the team are good together mustn’t break them apart!

The stakes of this series, for them to leave the refuge of their fellow humans if they actually take this stranger Saito’s advice to head to Shinjuku. I mean whether Saito does actually capture the first or the Demon Army succeed in fending off their attack which is actually likely with the mass sapping of their power Saito with using to increase his odds against the first, either way the squad would be leaving the humans for a foe in Saito who Mika and Guren know is manipulating them.

Now Kimizuki will likely head to Shinjuku choosing anything over the army for the sake of his sister, and Yoichi with him since they are close. Where this is leading is this is a pivotal moment for the squad.

Through no fault of her own, second in command Mitsuba is unable to help Shinoa indeed being completely unaware she is possessed, her squad is split between escaping to Shinjuku to side with a second progenitor, and Yu and Mika are missing. Yes it would be nice for Mitsuba to assume the role as squad leader simply because but with her literal position in these events, and that Narumi was an actual and more experienced squad leader more so than Shinoa, and he is nearby to said squad, it is Makato’s decisions that are going to shape the squads next moves. Will he sanction escaping to Shinjuku, will Kimizuki listen to him, anything can happen but hope he gathers Mitsuba and the others, it is everyone for themselves if only to live at this point. Just need to grab who you can and escape to wherever you can!

Kimizuki will have an even larger reason to head to Shinjuku, Saito is strong and kindly spared him and his sister, two good winning reasons. A big question is whether Kimizuki feels he has a chance to save Shinoa, do any of them? Yu would feel so, and once rescued by Mika that is both their ticket to rejoin the team where Yu may again offer his memories if that helps Saito since he has the drive to outright capture the first. Shinoa may not be worth saving from a unit point, she is one soldier among many but Yu will also likely want to save Shinoa for the right reasons; simply she is their friend.

It would be a development if Kimizuki could understand Shinoa’s inner turmoil, would be a deeper level for him and cause Kimizuki to help Shinoa which she needs. As for Mitsuba wonder if she will see Shinoa fighting what she see's as a powerful vampire in Saito and want to help her, or resume her search for Yu. Possible she may have felt guilty about his kidnap since she was powerless to stop it. Guren is also a deciding part of the equation, was his plan to attack Saito, will he change his plan, then regarding Yu, Shinoa, will Guren help either or both of them? Hope so!

With Yoichi would like to see who he would stick with, Mitsuba or Kimizuki are just two options. He may even have his own path to make. Can see Narumi leaving Shinoa with the first present within her, and yet like Yoichi would like to see what Narumi makes of all this. Would hope deep down he would want someone to help him if he were in that state and so may feel the same about Shinoa.

It is still not clear if Mika has taken to heart Guren’s advice that he only has Yu as backup. Once Yu is rescued who is to stop Mika absconding with his prized Yu-chan!

Would like to agree with you that the squad will focus on Yu but truthfully everyone may subconsciously realize that is just wishful thinking. Kimizuki has a way to leave behind the army and save his sister from them. Shikama Doji is fully aware of Saito’s plan and can escape, if not crush Saito and his pacified army. Mitsuba is separated but has recourse in her sister Aoi. Has Narumi gelled enough with the squad to stick with any of them? Could Yu even save Shinoa and that’s not even considering Guren’s plan, neither Kureto's when he finds out his ultimate trump card seraph has been stolen, and Krul on her way to Shibuya. If she comes into contact with Mika that’s both him and Yu she has been after right there. Shinoa’s fate can be influenced by Urd Geales, especially with Saito there can we consider it a guarantee Urd will ally with the first himself.

Like the Mitsuba’s squad title, but her brief leadership role here can be incredibly short lived with her and everyone split up into whichever factions they are forced into or can reach.