...Man, this arc made everyone look worse to the point that Kyosuke has become the most consistent and grounded character in this series.
However, the Itsuki heel turn and interest shift to Kyosuke was left field enough that I laughed. So I guess that's entertaining enough for me.
If Takeru doesn't pass, the association will use that as an excuse to wage war on him and treat him as an enemy they need to put down because he didn't volunteer to be part of their military might. So fail would be a problem for him as it endangers a lot of people and he is too good of a person...
I think the main reason the parents look bad is they can't resolve a decade old problem in a meaningful way. The last chapter indicates the mom is aware that the son has issues.
Whether she knows her son feels neglected/is love starved is harder to be certain of, but she knows that the son has...
To be fair, I think confusion is fair. To listen to Garyou's ghost would be the dragon thing to do. It's what Garyou did and listening to that whim to aim for higher highs is what makes people adore Garyou. And obeying that impulse would be proving Garyou right in his faith in Shinobu...
You're right, but calling him out would have escalated the situation and put the guy in a frenzy earlier.
And even though Yoshio is effectively useless here, he did technically do the "right" move and try desculating.
I don't feel there's an ethical issue. The inclusion of the MC's friend makes it clear that it's not just for newbies.
With our knowledge, I'd argue the MC's inclusion saved a newbie because of the deputy chief editor. The dude is trying to make the camp into a reality tv show by threatening...
I believe the implication is that the sister and clan got total party killed. The demon is using the sister's body and the fox is whatever is left of the sister leading Takeru to do the thing their family failed to do.
Nevertheless, this arc will probably either explore how the demons aren't...