So there are two things I really wanted to write my thoughts on: it’s about Shiemi’s situation and “the traitor” Mephisto basically wants Lightning to sniff out (because Mephy doesn’t give out answers for free, haha).
Sorry in advance for the length, I just really am enjoying the current arc. 😀
About Shiemi
For some reason, getting an Izumo/Suguro/Shura arc always was mandatory in my head, but I never really thought Shiemi could get a personal arc and issues to focus on, which is rather surprising I know, considering that she’s the main girl. xD
The thing is, I’m actually super happy that she’s getting a personal arc even if I wasn’t expecting it, because it’s turning about to be 1000% plot related, on top of being extremely interesting because it also completely fits with her dynamic to Rin’s character and the slight awkward romance between them.
Anyway, while I initially thought two months ago that she might be one of Lucifer’s clones like Arthur (like a good part of the readers it seems), I’m not so sure about it anymore, especially because…
There obviously has to be a bigger/more complex reason explaining her new decision. Besides, as one of Rin’s closest friends, I find it hard to believe that learning that she was the clone of a demon king would really take away all of her motivation when she’s fine with Rin becoming an exorcist despite being Satan’s son.
Also considering that we’re not privy to what her mom told her but that it unsettled her greatly in the same chapter we were told about the Grigori…
…I just wouldn’t be surprised if she were in fact to have a link to them more than just to Section 13, and that actually brings me to…
Her eyes because they’re emphasized on in that one panel…
and I’m not sure but the sclera somehow looks as if split in two (?) and it kind of reminds me…
of Shemihaza because can you see the splitting cells in the center? Besides, the plants and flowers we can see around Shemihaza (?) give off a very similar vibe to the ones
holding onto Shiemi on the chapter’s cover, just saying.
Lightning introduced to Bon the concept of the current Grigori being nephilims of these three (except for Azazel) in this chapter after all so… maybe Shiemi has something to do with them as well? Knowing Mephisto, he’d know about something like that since Shiemi is one of his “pawns”, and maybe that’s even why…
…Amaimon was watching over her in this chapter.
I mean, initially it was easier to think that Shiemi facing Amaimon to defend Rin a few chapters ago was one way to end their “shared history together” xD However it looks like he might actually have a proeminent role to play in her character arc, which is something I personally really appreciate because Amaimon is the King of Earth and Shiemi always had a particular link to plants and flowers in general.
…Without mentioning the Garden of Amahara possibly being brought back for Shiemi’s character arc if Amaimon (the King of Earth) interacts more with her, which overall makes for a very exciting development in my opinion. 🙂
I’m just… really happy Shiemi seems to be gaining an even bigger role fitting just right into the main plot, but the mystery around her origins is kinda killing me. xD
And about the “traitor” Mephisto and Lightning talked about
To be honest, this part of the chapter also was very interesting because it looks like for once that Mephisto really is clueless about an important plot point.
And after Takara and Shima, or even after how he didn’t have any shame calling everyone his pawns to their face, that’s really surprising because it means this traitor could be someone way more dangerous than anyone we’ve seen before.
To be honest though, it’s probably not that guy…
… because, sure he’s fishy, but that’s the thing, it’s way too easy to suspect him. xD
We’re talking about someone whom we’re probably not supposed to be wary of, so that the surprise effect can be similar to when Shima was revealed to be a (double) spy for the Illuminati. …Speaking of Shima, does anyone remember this scene?
It’s been a long time and we still don’t know who Shima was talking about in that scene (because it’s not Toudou or Mephisto), but the fact the topic was so strongly avoided back then makes me think that this could be linked to our mysterious traitor.
Besides…
We still don’t know who Shima was talking to in that scene but it’s probably someone we should know by now, otherwise there was no need for the shadows + since there is still an unknown traitor on the Order’s side and that Shima met the person above in Mephisto’s Academy… Well, all in all it makes me think this person above could be the actual traitor.
In other words:
the traitor is someone of the Order with whom we’re very probably acquainted
s/he might be the one who approached Shima for the Illuminati
s/he might be the one Shima talked to after, um, messing with Yukio
s/he is helping Lucifer from within the Order
s/he is a real thorn in Mephisto’s side because he can’t figure him/her out
The following is just my personal (slightly crazy, I admit it) hypothesis but I spent some time thinking about it and…
…What if the traitor is none other than Angel himself?
(explanation under read more)
The thing is, just seeing Shima and Takara or even Shiemi (for whom I didn’t expect such a significant development), even the most random character of the series could turn out to be more than what they appeared to be and when it comes to Angel…
….the comic relief is especially strong in him, to the point of it being slightly ridiculous since he really is a very strong fighter as well as the most emblematic figure of the Order. Besides, I can’t help getting a dejà-vu feeling since Shima was also the comic relief type until Izumo’s arc.
As for some other possible hints…
we all know he is one of Lucifer’s clones
the amnesia excuse seems to be pretty convenient
he’s known to be quite hateful towards Mephisto (who’s really not in favor of Lucifer’s plan as we now all know)
he showed to be interested in Yukio (*cough*like Toudou and Lucifer*cough*)
Lightning, Shura and Mephisto don’t really take him seriously so it would be kinda “funny” if he had somehow found a way to outpass the Morinas contract when no one else did before
he’d make a fine antagonist for Rin’s development as Shiro’s “evil” successor but also because Rin wants to become Paladin
If I remember correctly Sensei said he was supposed to be important to the plot
So… ahem, let’s say that hypothetically…
Angel does remember but pretends he doesn’t, considering the rather… disturbing experiments he definitely went through at the Asylum, it wouldn’t be that strange to imagine that he grew up wanting revenge for everything that happened to him (and what better way than to help Illuminati deal with the Order if he wanted revenge against all of them?).
That could also explain his… distrust towards Mephisto in particular too, because it would be logical to assume that, if Lightning knew beforehand that the Grigori were originally from Gehenna, then as the Paladin Angel would at least know that as well. And yet he seems okay with “Azazel” when Azazel is literally Mephisto’s brother.
¯_(ツ)_/¯
Anyway, assuming that Angel is the most clueless character is not a mistake to make in my opinion, especially considering the previous examples of Shima and Takara in the story. For me, since he’s always presented to be so naive when he’s supposed to be the strongest and most emblematic character of the entire Order, I wouldn’t be surprised if he were to be way more than that, especially with his past as one of the experimented kids from the Asylum.
We didn’t get the full story about the Blue Night yet, but Angel is one of the few who was there and we know it was a horrible event, so amnesia or not, Angel would have reasons to be resentful towards the Order anyway. And besides, with Yukio under a Morinas contract as well, I just can’t believe that a way to avoid its consequences won’t ever be introduced.
I just think it would be quite amazing if “the most clueless character” were to be the one who was actually playing with everyone else right under Mephisto’s nose the whole time to be honest 🙂
Sorry this was so long but these are my thoughts so far. It will probably change with new content but feel free to leave some thoughts in the meantime if you want!
(Translation of the first story in the Blue Exorcist light novel Bloody Fairy Tale. This is just the first few pages, will update with new text as I go, probably very slowly. LET’S GRADUALLY DO THIS THING)
(I opted for using links to sites about Japanese bar food in lieu of long translation notes about Japanese bar food)
I have no idea if some of my followers even read/follow Ao no Exorcist but… I’m just completely angsting about the new chapter since I’m not sure of what’s going on (which is a good thing in a way) so I need to write down my thoughts.
I don’t really get what we’re supposed to understand since the Blue night started at the Asylum with Yuri; so, was the twins’ mom a part of the research or of the experiments for the elixir or something like that?
Also when Lightning said last month…
Does this mean…
…That Shiro and Arthur were supposedly clones of the demon kings? I know this is just in relation to Section 13 and not the whole asylum, but still, considering this panel…
I find the kid on the far left to look a lot like Arthur (especially since there was an Arthur-like name in the files Lightning was looking at…), and I think either the kid on the right or the one down in the middle could be Shiemi’s mom (or dad since the names on the files are all masculine)?
I mean, Shiemi’s mom looked like she had something important to tell Shiemi in the last chapter so I wouldn’t be surprised if this had a link with what Bon and Lightning just discovered.
Personally I thought she’d tell Shiemi something like “your dad died during the Blue night” since she doesn’t particularly want Shiemi to become an exorcist, but maybe it’s possible that either Shiemi or one of her parents come from Section 13? The common point between Shiemi, her mom and Arthur being that they all have close apperances to Lucifer, so maybe they’re all supposed to be clones of him?
Also this (from page 12)…
“Demons with strong regeneration abilities” + “biologically-speaking the donor’s siblings will show [???]” => Rin and Yukio anyone? Who were one of the causes/consequences of the Blue night that literally happened where Lightning found those files?
So okay, I guess the True Cross order couldn’t remain a shining and morally upright organization for the rest of the plot for obvious reasons, but still, the biggest problem I have with all this is that, even if I would be a fool to trust anything Mephisto says, the fact he seemed so against Lucifer + that he’s literally “toying with [everyone] as if they’re worms because they need to take down the Illuminati” is a bit at odds with the fact that the Illuminati and Section 13 are basically up to more or less the same thing?
So what the hell Mephy? Are you going against your own brother because he had the same idea as you??? Though maybe the difference between them is that Lucifer wants to reunite Assiah and Gehenna when Mephisto wishes to avoid that at all costs? Or maybe Mephisto wishes to perfect the elixir for his own self while Lucifer wants to perfect it for their father?
In any case, if what’s written on page 12 is accurate I guess that explains why Mephisto helped Shiro keep the twins alive. Hell, maybe even the fact Yuri was the one who got pregnant of Satan when Shiro loved her (according to Shura) was all Mephisto’s plan to make sure Shiro wouldn’t kill the twins?
I just am not sure of anything anymore right now. In any case, maybe Arthur coming from the Asylum/Section 13 explains why he’s so harsh with Demons and why he hates Mephisto so much…
Ahhh, even though I’m not sure I get the full picture, I really like here we’re going.
(PS: what about Takara???? Is he also somehow related to this (since he’s Mephy’s spy)?)
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