As in the first chapter I feel like this is thematically oriented around Toxic Codependence. Like, "anything is fine as long as you remain by my side" allows a real lowering of the bar.
I'm speculating that whatever creature this is, it doesn't have anything to do with the real Minoru. It probably just copied his memories or ate his soul or sth
bro is made of dirt lol
imagine there was a virus or parasite in that ball he stepped that transformed him into that? activing after his death perhaps
tho It doenst make sense since he was using shoes