i do feel like mc will still try to have a "normal" life with "hikaru", even with the lingering thought with all the murdering he's done and tried to do, because he's a teenager and with a crush on hikaru and still extremely attached to him, so he's bound to make mistakes and the wrong choices here just like "hikaru" is doing ... in a way, they kinda mirror each other, even if "hikaru" is only doing it because he basically stole those memories.... the comment that some spirits are just lingering emotions is interesting, wonder if that's what the creature is. I hope this manga is hella long...!! thanks for the episode orz!!
i also think it's interesting the way this manga deals with teenagehood and boyhood... I can't wait to be a few years from now and to be able to go back and reread everything and be able to put every thought I have about this series in a smart way....!!!