Mieruko-chan - Ch. 61

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I'm still confused about the mountain god, I can't keep up with this at all.
thank you for the chapter.
They have yet to resolve that situation. We do see escalation from that with the appearance of the nature/guardian ghosts example of that being Michiru's symbiote. Things seem to be building up to the reappearance of that with Romm getting freaked out upon looking into some of the leads Miko sends him. The current arc seems to be delving into some of the paranormal context surrounding Miko's fathers death with the mysterious figure that keeps popping up in a lot of photos Miko's kept over the years. We do know despite Miko's talent for seeing ghosts she has assumed he was just some guy in the background but evidently he's a spirit and that's just how Miko see's him and he seems to pop up at either pivotal or foreshadowing tragedies surrounding Miko. That this figure also seems to be connected to more significant things and Romm is terrified of him and that gets the attention of Seto.
Also hm... him just hearing the the supernatural going ons around him is a nice and funny contrast with Miko, Romm, and the others who have been "blessed" with the sight.
 
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If I were Miko I would probably be glued to this uncle at all times lmao
 
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Interesting, kinda seems like he can hear spirits? He seemed to react when the bookmark ghost screamed.

I think he's "lawful" but not good in the sense that he has no empathy for harmless or friendly spirits like the cats or Miko's dad.
Gonna be trouble when he encounters tentacle girl...
The tentacle on her is not some two bit evil spirit I think. It is like a guardian spirit or a Kami of some sort. Kami are usually insanely strong.
 
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So oldman cant se them but has a purifying aura similar to wath Hana has, and somehow he interact with them because he is (probably) aware that the voices in his head are other ghosts/deitys helping him?
I think Hana is much stronger. Damn, she would make a good exorcise if she knows what’s up.
 
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I know people already commented similar things probably, but yes, Seto will be a bit of a Lawful Evil character. Definitely will cause conflict down the line, with Michiru and/or Miko's dad, both of which would affect Miko. The reason is obvious. First of all, Seto is saying he "can't see anything in the photo" and is saying "the photo just looks to show a normal girl". This seems innocent at first glance since the context of the photo-spree was to focus on Michiru, but on the other hand, that also means he might not even know the "unassuming, janitor-looking-ghost" is even the thing that's foreboding Miko & Romm's fate. We didn't get to see the full elevator conversation and what Romm actually tells Seto, after all, and how Seto interprets it. What if the only information he knows is that "there is a terrible evil spirit in the photo", but he doesn't know where it is? Even if his Quintet-Mafia-Entourage tells him, is their judgment properly on the unassuming one, or Michiru's tentacle spirit?

It's very likely that when he tries to "take care of the issue" this happens: He thinks it's simply close to Michiru -> Be in proximity with her tentacles -> kills it without a second thought -> stuff ensues.

This would parallel what he did with the ghost kid in the station. He hears there's a little trouble around that place, spots a spirit, kills it instantly.

Second important thing is yes, he did say "(Miko) is a sweet girl. Just like Mitsue and Romm. that's why my heart aches; because I'm always on the side of the people".

It's worth remembering that Mitsue and Romm, in earlier chapters and flashbacks related to the mountain god for example; are shown to be mediums who WOULD help ghosts at least half the time. Partially, as Romm himself said, because they have the experience to know "when to talk with the spirits" and decide that they can do something. Romm with hearing a call for help on from the mountain shrine and deciding to go there as a kid. Mitsue helping a gambler husband realize that her wife still watches him from beyond and that he should turn his life around. Even Miko has been shown to help some ghosts from time to time, even if not intentionally. The forgetful grandma in the neighborhood(?) that ends up being able to open the late husband's safe / conversing with the hospital kid. These all show a nuanced, gentle personality that might be willing to consider alternatives and not see "rules" in a rigid way.

So it's very clear to me that Seto's contrasts with the 3 of them is that he will, almost always, without any hesitation kill every ghost he comes across, as his personal rule or value. It should already be apparent so far. He also says "You can't really know what's going on when you hear things from someone else". This line might drive the fact that he can't bother having "nuance" since all his knowledge comes from his Quintet-Mafia-Entourage, but this line serves an additional purpose; it also means he can't TRUST other medium's judgment. Even if Miko, Mitsue or Romm all know Michiru and tries to say that this kind of tentacle-ghost would never harm people, or if Miko says she's been fine with her dad's ghost roaming around the house and it's even helpful as a protector for her, Seto simply cannot trust any of it. After all, he also thinks "looks can be deceiving".
 
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It's shounen now? Yea I think this manga's been running for far too long.
 
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This man's aura is so powerful he has to be bad. Cool initial introduction, amazing introduction to his powers and limitations.
 
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ABOUT CHAPTER 61 :

seto kaiba is a ike-oji ( ikemen + oji-san ) , and he uses the pronoun "watashi" .

page 4 :
  • seto kaiba : ... minna , ... aoyama-san , ... mina-san ... , romu-chan ...
  • miko : "romu-chan" ? ... romu-san ...

about the 5 best-friends-forever of seto kaiba :
i guess 3 of them like sweety foods .
and one likes salty and spicy foods .
and one is being considerate for the wallet of seto kaiba , so he only orders the most cheapest food in the menu , vanilla cream puff .

page 11 :
- seto kaiba : this oji-san in the picture , let me take care of him myself .

page 21 :
a singing / yelling ghost in a karaoke place . it is very appropriate , lol . the ghost is even using an imaginary microphone when she is yelling .

- ghost : listen to my 8th song .

page 23 :
i guess 2 BFFs create sound-waves , and then seto kaiba uses some kind of echolocation , to locate the location of the foot of the ghost .
 

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