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[bluevelvetea]

Florida Beika Man reloaded pt. 1

(trying a new format here, pt. 2 is queued for tomorrow)

[zimtphilosoph]

Source | dohu32710904 @twitter

[masterdetectivexx]

So now that chapter 1102 is out, what are your thoughts? Could the old hawk man, along with the respirator man drom ch 1090, be Karasuma candidates? If so, that would be a break in pattern, since Rum's storyline isn't over, yet we are already introduced to the "next" set of suspects. How could this overlap in arcs change the rest of the series? And who do you think the first two candidates are, and an eventual third one? Sorry for all the questions, but this is an exciting development ^^

Exactly all these questions you brought up were floating in my mind as well. At first, my first suspicion and prediction for Gosho's introduction of "Vader" (File 1090) was that he was supposed to be a mislead character to build up the Rum plot suspense for the Rum arc climax, which I wrote about in detail in my File 1090 review.

[SPOILER DISCUSSION] File 1,088–File 1,090

RULES 1. Please use spoiler boxes until a full English translation is available. 2. NO DIRECT LINK to any Japanese scans (RAWs) or English s

Now however, It's looking very likely with the introduction of a second Boss suspect in File 1102, Falcon Elder (that is very likely another mislead), that Gosho has started setting up the Boss arc plot by already teasing the new arc suspects at this phase of Rum arc.

While it would be the first time that Gosho introduces overarching suspects before the story has shifted focus to the connected antagonist, it is not the first time Gosho introduces characters relevant to the following arc. During Bourbon arc, Gosho introduced Haneda Shuukichi and "Sister outside the territory", who ended up being very relevant characters in Rum arc.

Just as you suggested, I also suspect that we will get a third Boss suspect eventually, to follow Gosho's 3-suspect pattern at the very least (though it doesn't have stop there ofc).

Boss Suspects' True Identities

As I mentioned in my previous post about "Vader" below, I suspect that he is Haneda Yasuharu, since he has both reasons to find the police incompetent (File 1090), due to failing to catch his son's killer, as well as for him to recognize Mary and protect her from getting exposed publically through the news (File 1096-1097), since he is Tsutomu's friend.

Master Detective xX

At the beginning of the recent beach case, Conan comments about the previous hotel bombing case and notes there hasn't been any smartphone s

As for the newly introduced Falcon Elder, who is clearly being framed to be Karasuma Renya through his Crow-resembling Falcon pet, he was revealed to have some kind of anger towards someone connected to the recent Kid Killer News with Conan & Jirokichi photo in it, since he used his staff to crack the phone showing it (File 1102).

After thinking through all the possibilities, I think it makes the most sense that Falcon Elder's true identity is the Ōoka retiree, Momiji's Grandpa who was acquainted with Haneda & Kuroda (who was also foreshadowed in File 1088).

He is the only mysterious rich old man that we haven't been introduced to. Also, in the M21 guidebook, Gosho revealed that the Ōoka family are a rich family just like the Suzuki's, only that Sonoko's uncle Jirokichi is slightly richer.

This could be setup and cause for some intense rivalry between Ōoka retiree & Jirokichi, where Ōoka retiree could be harboring ill feelings out of jealousy towards Jirokichi, who keeps getting more publicity and gaining more wealth. This would explain why he cracked his phone with Jirokichi's photo open out of anger (that is meant to mislead us into thinking his target was Conan).

If we also were to get a Rum twist in the upcoming climax where Rum ends up indeed being Iori Muga in disguise, then him appearing with Falcon Elder could be the ultimate misleading suspicion booster for Falcon Elder being the boss (when he could in reality be the head of the Ōoka family that Muga is a butler for).

Further speculations on Falcon Elder can be found in my review of File 1113-1115.

File 1113-1115 Review

Hello Master Detective, what do you think of Files 1113-1115? This case (File 1113-1115) was a case that I could safely say was one of the

To summarize my speculations, we now have three silhouetted rich old figures, and their identities are:

[blenderfulla-aus]

au where haibara is anokata and she's been keeping an eye on Conan and the rest of the org through him

[thathilomgirl]

TPN Meta: On the Demon Religion, Mujika and "The One”

Note: Basing this on how the English dub refers to him, I’ll refer to the unpronounceable demon as The One through this post

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Okay, by this point in the story, we have gathered enough information about the demons. Norman has clearly put out the more scientific explanation of their biology in Chapter 120. Mujika’s presence as a messiah-figure for them with her blood is also a big point of interest. However, what we get from from the more cultural and religious aspects of their culture brings out many interesting implications. Here’s a note of established facts taken from the story:

The Religion, Culture, and the Promise:

Chapter 49, 157

The demons’ faith is supposed to follow a clear respect for the sanctity of life, as shown in the Gupna ritual

Chapter 51

Taking creatures’ lives in the name of hunting does not go against the demons’ religion, as they see it as borrowing them from their gods, however....

Chapter 46

The demons’ religion also explicitly forbids them to eat human flesh

Chapter 50, 51, 175

Most of the demons’ faith, society, and appearance have been warped significantly in the 1000 years since the Promise and because of the farms’ establishment

Chapter 51, 99

They do have a means to be actually able to meet The One physically (the 7 Walls) and locations such as the Eye of Cuvitidala serve to at least aid in that

Only humans can break Julius Ratri’s promise

Chapter 103, 162

Because the faith has been distorted, the temples for the religion have lost political power but are still intact, with some worshipers still coming to visit. The decorations in the temple also provide small hints to how the demons’ appearance is affected by what they eat

Chapter 142

It appears that not even eating human flesh can be sure way for demons to maintain their appearance, as shown with Ayshe’s adoptive father

Chapter 157

The demons’ religion is regarded as ancient by the modern demon society, and the royal family besides Sonju have a negative view of it

Chapter 162

In the demon’s religion, there is at least a high priest and 4 sages that are appointed in it. They served as prophets, moral support, and assisted the royal family and government

The only reason why the demons as a whole eat human flesh was because the high priest gave them permission to do so for their well-being. However, he and the 4 sages went into a state of suspended animation to specifically pray for their atonement because of it

Mujika and her blood:

Chapter 127/159

In Norman’s reports, while her date of birth and place of origin are unknown/erased from records, her existence is noted to be after Julius Ratri’s promise but before the farms are built

Even one drop of her blood can change back the appearance of a demon

Because they saw a future power struggle in the making, the royal family and five regent houses have eaten Mujika’s family and followers in the past.

Chapter 159

Related to above, Mujika had been on the run for 700 years because she was being hunted down for her blood.

Chapter 163/175

The high priest sees Mujika as a godsend for their species, and even shows it in the way he refers to her (”girl with the special blood“ compared to the “evil-blooded girl/maiden“). He also sees her as someone fitting to rule in place for their species

The One:

Chapter 101

The One clearly takes a liking to Emma and even invites her to come to the 7 Walls

Chapter 141

The One would freely follow with promises, but wants a reward in return, and the promise-maker cannot reject it

Chapter 142

The reward in question involves something the promise-maker deems important to them (ambition/desire/longing/etc.)

A promise made with The One cannot be broken, nor can a previous one be overwritten

What do we get from all this?

This is where we go into more speculative ground, especially on the nature of The One. When Sonju first talks about him with Mujika, he says that The One is already an enemy to the humans. Whenever we meet him, he gives off a vibe of a whimsical, trickster god. The religion, however, paints him in a more benevolent, positive light from the way it values all life. And especially with human life.

The One is gracious enough to make deals with both humans and demons, even though he wants a reward in return. That being said, we also need to consider the intent of the promise-makers in question. Yverk made the promise because he wanted to eat the best human flesh, so his reward was to give the best meat of Grace Field house to The One. Julius Ratri, in separating the humans from the demons, only did so because he was tired of participating in the war, and was willing to sacrifice his allies to do so. In return, the reward The One wanted from him was that he and his descendants would be the gatekeeper of the two worlds for eternity/until the promise breaks.

Mujika, despite being the called the “evil-blooded maiden,“ is not seen by those following the religion as such. That fact has been evident from the very start, as Sonju would have just killed her and not drank her blood if that was true. Her presence is not seen as an aberration, but as a timely blessing for the demons, now that the farms have shut down.

Now how would all of this go hand-in-hand with Emma’s promise to bring all humans to the human side of the world? We’ll find out soon enough, I guess

[ask-gin-vodka]

Anokata is watching. Always watching.

AAaaahhhaaahahhhhahhhhHHHHEEEEEY Boss.HOW ARE YOU DOING, S-SIR?

I’MGREATHAHAHDOINGJUSTFINEYEP. JUST DOING MY JOB. YEP. LOTS OF JOB WORK OVER HERE, VERY HARD! AHA. hhhhAH.

- Gin

[blenderfullasarcasm]

plot twist: okita, kaito, and shinichi are triplets separated at birth and all anokata’s children

[incorrectdetectiveconan2]

Ano Kata: Anyway, today is the day we reveal to the whole world the existence of the "League of Villainous Evildoers Manically United for Frightening Investments in Naughtiness."

Gin: You want us to be called L.O.V.E.M.U.F.F.I.N?