Oh [REDACTED_PROFANITY]. It’s an unreliable narrator –or rather, an unreliable synopsis. I doubted it before in Chen’s spotlight, but now I have to acknowledge the presence of a Scout.
With this knowledge, all cards are now off the table, because the only information that appears to be trustworthy are the quotes –which are easier to fake than the synopses!
Now I have to do everything from the top again!
- Tenshou Seiji. I see “angel” → She can (easily) be evil.
- Hoshinomiya Kaguya. Mastermind recipe à la Enoshima Junko.
[REDACTED_PROFANITY], my guts say it can’t be her, because (1) this background would’ve been too fitting of an evil character for it to be the case and (2) her quotes gives her the appearance of a lonely kid who wishes to reach the same stage as someone she holds in high regard, but (-1) because of the unreliable narrator and (-2) the fact that she is an actress, (0) everything goes out the window! She could genuinely be a mastermind like Enoshima Junko, because in DR the same expectation was subverted; Nobody expected “the seemingly dumb gyaru / fashionista” to be the mastermind, yet that was the over-the-top complicated truth! - Shinonome Chen. Narrator is shading her → She is good.
- Narinaga Tsutomu. Narrator failed to get details of his background → He is good.
Now. What the heck am I dealing with? Assassin. First thought: Inverted Harukawa Maki. Maki was introduced as SHSL Caretaker, when that was not her true talent. I feel like the same logic could -or rather, has to- apply here. (In fact, it would be weirder if it wasn’t.)
Information is an essential yet fickle thing. All warfare is based on deception. Ichiyanagi Nagi obviously gains a lot of attention, but what is her motive? My first thought was that this is a cover up because she is a bodyguard. I saw “idol” → my first thought was “I have seen this before”; it was in Hoshinomiya Kaguya’s synopsis. Maybe she is her bodyguard. She has the same gender and same background as Kaguya, so it wouldn’t be too difficult for Nagi to be around her.
She could also be an attention [REDACTED_PROFANITY] hacker, but as much as I underestimate the power of the academy, I don’t dare to think they are incompetent enough to not notice if a student were to enter their grounds illegally.
Based on Nagi’s second quote and other known characters so far, she will undoubtedly be incompatible with Narinaga Tsutomu. There most likely won’t be a case where the two hate each other enough to the point of murder, but betrayal would most likely happen if they were given the chance to do so.
What does Nagi have on her body? A dress that could cover weapons. A camera that could capture information of a scene of a certain time. High heels that could hide a small tool.
The first two makes sense if she were to be combat- and information-gathering-oriented. However, the last one… It’s not impossible, but the general image really doesn’t seem fitting. Though I suppose it would make a great cover to make everyone else think she is less of a threat.
…oh, there’s also a scroll that she is using as a hairpin. It’s funny. It reminds me of a ninja’s scroll, but I suppose it could be a weapon in disguise.
一柳菜葱
One willow and “a type of water hyacinth”.
…I am finding nothing useful other than the fact that the third kanji could be replaced by water. I don’t think her (fake?) name matters that much to me. At worst it’s some inside reference that I don’t know about.
