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I returned to watching it at a very opportune time. In the end, we have a good development of the previous episode. Hanto shows off his investigative skills, and Lakia shows off her knowledge of Granutes' behavior and the coolest demonstration of invisibility in the franchise. It was also established that the two often argue, which will be developed in the next episode. Even Mot2W is charismatic and memorable enough, even if he is not the focus of the plot.

While it took 30 episodes, it was great to finally see our main 4 in the same room with open identities and how they work together as a team to hunt evil Granutes and save Hitopresses. Their dynamic is kind of like Zi-O, except that Sachika and Tsukuyomi are different.

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But I want to digress and note that in the form of a chocolate frappe, I am very distracted by the straw. I keep waiting for Valen to pull it out and use it as a weapon.

I'd never even thought of that but now I think that would be cool!

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There is also a mysterious candy seller who will also appear in the next episode. Is he a human relative of Shouma?

Common theory is that he's Shouma's uncle, Michiru's bro. Since Hanto just brought up the existence of Michiru's family last episode, I think this seems plausible.

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It is also worth noting that, unlike Lango and Glotta, Nyelv remained indifferent to the personnel changes. He probably thinks his position as chief scientist is safe.

Nyelve's consistent. He seldom seems fazed by any developments affecting the company unless it may incriminate him, like Lakia's betrayal. As long as he can still experiment, he's chill and yeah, like you said, his position is pretty safe as he's easily the least expendable asset.

I notice some people calling Lango's demotion "karma", but like, other than being an evil company president, he'd been pretty fair to Jeep, only firing him after several failed chances. On the other hand, Lango wanted Jeep to become more serious and well, I guess you could say that his wish has been granted, just not in the way he wanted. This is a pretty messed-up family.

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In any case, Liesel and her father are a breath of fresh air and a much-needed boost to the show. There's nothing wrong with the StoMatch siblings, but they're too passive. I saw that in the comments to the previous episode, Liesel was called a sociopath, but this statement is refuted by the fact that she brought her father gifts. And she also treated her husband kindly, who was reconciling the persona of his deceased sister. However, one should not be mistaken in the opposite direction. Liesel is spoiled, egotistical, does not tolerate objections and has a perverted concept of beauty. But even in the episode with such a title, she did nothing wrong. Except for trying to kill Shouma, which from her point of view is justified. So she is clearly a villain, but with the potential for redemption.

As the new president of Stomach, there's still time for Liselle to live up to her episode title as she will most likely continue her predecessor's dirty work of human trafficking and drug dealing. So far, she reminds me of Beroba, another sadist with a soft spot. We also learn that she is attracted to Jeep in Theta's appearance, which I guess would make her the second openly bi character since Tezuka Miyuki.

Surprising to hear from Lakia that Bocca is actually popular among the Granute public majority, while it turns out he's actually a two-faced man who's not above using despicable methods to gain power, even showing apathy towards his daughter after she leaves his office. I'm curious to see if there are any ethical Granutes in powerful positions who may become important later, like Adonis for the Ganma World, as I can imagine the Granute world will soon be needing a new president when Bocca's crimes are exposed.