Here I go on another late night theory run.
In a prev post I said that I think Rodney is the Demon who Modri dealt with long ago
First off, Is Rodney a Demon? Answer: Idk but he seems fishy.
Of course we don’t know who he is besides being a bell boy but just take a look at him. He looks oddly similar to Sebastian (and by extension Claude) Yana does have a tendency to draw some characters similar or a trait similar to a race: Shinigami with the eyes, (Maybe Angels with the white hair) and possibly Demons with the jet black hair and cunning attitudes.
In the newest chapter (228) we see that Rodney was going through the items of that one 20s gangster looking guy (i forgot his name). Saying that he “clocked him” the moment the guy walked in while Rodney was at the front desk- keen eyesight and intuition along with identifying really anything from a distance is a demonic trait. You see Sebastian show this several times throughout the series.
Clearly this had to have been Rodney devouring the guy and his soul. We haven’t seen yet how demons in Yana’s story devour human souls, only heard that they suck the life out of whoever they contracted with and leave a shell of a human- at least according to the knock off Van Helsing guy:
Maybe Rodney was more feral about it. Plus having the cleaning lady by his side he had a cover up.
PLUS the foreshadowing of a bathtub death was brought up by Rodney at the beginning of the arc
Anyway, there still isn’t enough proof that Rodney is a demon but if he is, then he’s doing good-ish blending in as a human. The only thing I see how he couldn’t be a demon is that Sebastian didn’t suspect him or identify that he’s a demon, y’know demon to demon communication.
But how does this make Rodney Modri’s possible demon?
First off how Rodney treats Modri.
When Modri attacks himself in the lobby, Rodney is summoned yet he is treating Modri with ease and care, similar to how Sebastian treats Ciel if the kid falls or trips.
Secondly, how Rodney treats Modri after
He patches him up, again with gentleness and care. Sebastian’s done the same thing with Ciel.
The demons like to nurture and take care of their contracted meals before they devour their souls so it tastes better. The Demon in Modri’s past did the same with the girl- treated her kindly, grated her wishes, then when the time was ripe and her soul deemed well enough it was devoured, though her body seemed lifeless in the end.
Now I can’t add any more pics on mobile so I’m going to stop here. Please keep an eye for a 2nd half to let me finish explaining :3