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The Usuba family’s chutzpah was astonishing, despite knowing that they had been told they were the country’s failsafe against those with a gift for fraud. At least in part that might explain why. While we don’t know everything yet—that will come next week when Grandpa Usuba recounts the story of Sumi, Miyo’s mother—there’s enough to say that we can get a grasp of the point. very striking: Usubas knew all about where Miyo was and what was done with her. And they didn’t lift a finger to get her out of that situation. Kiyoka may not have always been Prince Charming, but no one can say he didn’t do his best for Miyo, which he continued to try to do this week. When Arata and grandfather dare to mention that Miyo was kidnapped and injured by the Saimori family, they are glossing over a very important fact and question: their statement implies that they were fully aware of kidnapping and its consequences. How dare they blame Kiyoka when they are equally at fault, if not more? After all, Kiyoka doesn’t know how Miyo lived before she came to his house. Apparently the Usuba did.
Considering all that, what’s even more horrifying is that they now believe they have a right to her and her powers. Someone else worked so hard to save her life that now they feel like they can step in and grab her. There may be some warm familial affection involved—Arata seems to feel something for or about her—but they’re clearly still not fighting fairly. They didn’t say they wanted Miyo; they say they want her to have her dream and claim that Kiyoka is not healthy enough to take care of her. Serious? I advise them to look in the mirror about it.
Viewer outrage aside, this was a very good episode about Kiyoka’s emotional trajectory. We see him experience a range of emotions that he was previously unable to fully express; when he first brought Miyo to Usuba’s house, he was worried about her; Throughout the rest of the story, he displays anger, frustration, calculation, and shock, not to mention his determination to keep her around. He is too angry to see that what Arata is doing is making Miyo uncomfortable with the idea of having two (or three) men vying for her, leading to their duel in the first place. Miyo was so horrified by what was happening that she retreated into herself, reverting back to the belief that she had no right to occupy the world’s space. That allowed the duel to take place. Arata uses that to his advantage, not only winning the fight but also making Miyo witness the fait accompli when Kiyoka is removed from the Usuba barrier and perhaps he hopes for his life. hers.
The worst part of this episode is When Arata walks into Miyo’s room and finds her just sitting there like a lifeless doll. He may not realize what’s going on, but we can see that all the progress she’s made has fallen like autumn leaves, and now only bare branches remain. Kiyoka asks Hazuki to force him to admit his situation, but Miyo is left with only voices in her head that keep telling her that she is not good enough.
Miyo is a human. It seemed that only the Kudo and Yurie siblings noticed that. Until Usuba’s family can see it too, the battles that take place quietly in her heart may be fiercer than anything the Grotesqueries can come up with.
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