You guys' reaction to Kyara's corpse is exactly the point of Souichi and Manabe's discussion, haha. Don't think it's necessarily bad to see it either way, but I don't think it takes away how badass Kyara was in life until his last moments.
@belkrax That was some top tier interaction between them, did not expect Manabe to be THAT sharp. Souichi is usually VERY good at being vague and dismissive enough in a way that makes people think it's just him being quirky and not due to his memory issues, but Manabe saw through that instantly. Pretty sure that's the first time it's happened with someone who did not already know. But obviously, as you mentioned, Leader still played him like a fiddle, he just can't help not remembering what he doesn't remember, after all. Also a bit of a sad note when he said that his instinct tells him his past is not relevant right now, even though in this case that instinct is partly wrong.
@RapidLord That's also insane to me; even Suteguma and Baku who were on a similar level were not THIS similar in their ways of thinking. Apart from the obvious level of intelligence, I think it also comes down to personality. Lalo and Baku are just fairly similar in their ways of thinking, at least strategically, although I'm sure Lalo is very different from Baku emotionally. Also, I can't buy that Lalo got his hand on communication devices (which makes sense if his army or part of it is already here) and Baku hasn't. How come the outlaws have no communication at all? Maybe due to Arata not letting them get their hands on it, since we've already seen him communicating before.
Since Lalo and Baku are on the same wavelength, I'm pretty sure Souichi is aware of what their plans are, so I'm curious what he's planning since it seems like he's the one with the biggest disadvantage when it comes to illegal force (which is funny since this whole match is about who gets the biggest illegal force, Kakerou).