[DreadBringer]

Finally exposed identity for the Riders.

Scamming is one of the tactics employed by the Granutes to raise human happiness, and indeed scammers can use a convincing picture to lure their victims, and once their job is done, their contact numbers become unreachable. This time, however, everyone around Emi—Hana, Sachika, Shoma, and Hanto (whose face was used as the profile picture of the child-looking Granute Early)—alerted her to the scam, but Emi still decided to visit "Niwa" and fell victim to the scam, resulting in her being compressed, though Shoma claims that he would have done the same and sought the truth if he were in Emi's position.

I wonder what Sachika will do as she joins Shoma and Hanto while telling Hana to stay behind, as she's currently a normal human. So far, she has only felt goosebumps upon encountering Lango. Sachika has a bizzare outfit of a skirt with pants. Now, Gavv knows that Valen is actually Hanto, thanks to the Riders de-henshining when defeated. This situation is safer for Shoma since he should face no issues with his human ally also fighting as a Rider, unlike Hanto, who holds a grudge against the Granutes. The preview shows them henshining together, but the claim is that their bond will be tested.

Dunno if by this, Shita and Jeebh can receive a redemption arc for their victim status, which has become even more pronounced with Lango forcing them into an arranged marriage to boost Stomach Inc.'s social standing. They are clearly against this arrangement, despite their respect for Lango, while Shoma expresses sympathy for their plight after Lango fired them, realizing he is not alone in experiencing Lango's abuse. Lango also gaslights Shoma that the current situation is his fault for running away. Outside of their victim status, Shita and Jeebh are just as vile as Lango and Glotta, victim status isn't a positive trait of someone.

Gavv claims that Lango's Agents are tough, but I expected them to pose a real challenge to Guruchan's form, particularly since they come from the current big bad, but Guruchan still breezes through them. Gavv’s fight against Lango's Agents is dynamic yet sloppy, making extensive use of the environment around them to avoid or inflict damage. If the vending machine had snacks or Gavv worked on drinks, there could be even more innovative strategies at play. Granute Early has yet to be defeated; I wonder if he will surpass Granute Yard in power for the next episode.