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"Demons Driver wasn't meant for you" is such a meta line from George. Maybe we'll soon find out who it was meant for. Oh hey, turns out Demons Driver is also alive and evil and doesn't seem to be acting in Hiromi's interest at all, which means it might not be his own devil, but one that was already sealed. Geez, I just got done with the Spider Undead arc of Blade and now here's another sadistic crazy Driver to deal with. And this one is trying to consume the life of an elderly man! How terrible!

Hiromi's friends, Chigusa and Tatsuhiko, are portrayed by Patren 3's and Unicorn Zodiart's actors respectively. But their alignments have become reversed, as Chigusa is a triple agent for Deadmans, while Tatsuhiko is a really good friend concerned for Hiromi's health. I was worried that Tatsuhiko was about to get eaten by a Giftarian and become the third victim, so it was a relief that Revice appeared when they did after deducting that Chigusa's intel was too convenient. Instead, Olteca sacrificed someone offscreen, presumably another cultist.

I like how Ikki reacted unexpectedly to hearing Hiromi's backstory, since it shows that some of his recent character development is sticking. Daiji wanted him to act like his usual ultimate busybody self to stop Hiromi from destroying himself, but Ikki couldn't bring himself to stop someone from choosing to help others. They're the same in that sense and he knows now that he doesn't own the right to self-sacrifice. The old Ikki definitely would have, so it's nice to see that he's starting to see things from other people's perspectives and not getting too caught up in his own.

I worry about Daiji though. If something happens to Hiromi, is he going to blame Ikki for that? That would strengthen Kagerou.

Genta definitely has a cavity and I'm not talking about the one in his tooth. Hmm, maybe his unique condition would make him a good match for the Demons Driver.