Talk:Polka Shinoyama/@comment-2600:1700:DC70:4280:18F7:9D69:175:4D9B-20191112162814/@comment-3218221-20191114011101

Hi,

I don't know how much you've read (i.e. whether you're up-to-date, whether you've only read Vols 1-2...), so.

Remember from Chapter 1 that Misaki and Takumi both work for Clarissa, and that Clarissa heads a 'freelance agency' of sorts--one which (among other things?) accepts hit requests/contracts. A client of the agency put a hit on Polka (c.f. Chapter 4), and Misaki volunteered to carry out the assassination because she wanted to see how "f'd up she can really be" (by killing an innocent teen, c.f. Chapter 2).

(After the murder went wrong, Clarissa promised not to accept further hits on Polka--c.f. Chapter 4--and doubled down when she later got a call from the client who was evidently displeased about the whole thing, c.f. Chapter 5).

At the time I'm writing this (where Chapter 38 is latest published chapter), the manga hasn't explicitly confirmed who the client is, i.e. who ordered the hit. Now...the Corpse God + Misaki & Takumi have speculated that someone within the Shinoyama Clan could have ordered the hit, for money reasons/inheritance reasons (Polka is one of two possible heirs to Shinoyama [Financial] Group).

With that in mind, has the manga hinted at any possible culprits? Yes, at least one (Highlight the following text with your cursor to read it, if you want): Takeru Shinoyama. I'd say the manga has definitely made him out to be suspicious--just take what he says at the beginning of Chapter 11: "I can't believe he's still alive. You really got us good...Polka. Playtime...ends now." Seriously...if he's a red herring, what on earth would've prompted such words?

Speculation text continues, highlight to read: Of course, Takeru would have reason enough to want Polka dead. Takeru's father Gaku is Rozan's oldest son, and thus the other prospective heir to the Shinoyama Financial Group. Polka poses a direct threat as heir to Gaku and thus Gaku's own line of inheritance, yeah? Removing him from the picture would stand to benefit Takeru for sure. (End 'hidden' text).

Well, we'll see.

Technically article comments aren't the best place to ask these sorts of questions (Discussions would theoretically be better, though I personally prefer wiki-style forums to Discussions--but that's not a priority for now)...but the wiki doesn't get much activity as it is, so ah well--I hope I cleared things up?

--Rev (admin)