Talk:Takeru Shinoyama/@comment-25712820-20200901213619/@comment-3218221-20201006155523

I'm not sure the comments section is the best place for this question--but since the wiki doesn't get a ton of user activity, it may not matter for now.

Technically the manga has not explicitly answered your question, but that's because, I suspect, Narita has, from Chapter 10/11 onward, so far been leading users to suspect or conclude only one answer (that is, likelihood).

Ask yourself that question again. "Why might Takeru initially believe Polka was dead?"

Hm. What's one of the manga's primary mysteries, again? Set up in Chapters 1-3? (Highlight with cursor to read): Who ordered the hit on Polka? (end highlight)

Put 2+2 together, and you get the following speculation... (highlight to read): Someone ordered the hit on Polka. That someone presumably expects Polka has died. Takeru thought Polka was dead. Did Takeru order the hit on Polka? (end "")

After all, Takeru (highlight to read) has enough of a motive. Polka is a potential obstacle in the line of inheritance. With Polka out of the way, the line of inheritance is theoretically guaranteed to be Rozan-Gaku-Takeru. (end)

But again, that's all just speculation. There are some doubts that could be cast (I reread Ch5 and went hm...), not to mention Narita likes his red herrings and for all I know he's setting Takeru up as one.

That said, I'm still drawing a blank on (highlight) who else besides Takeru has enough of a motive to want Polka dead. There are very few candidates among the cast we already know. Maybe (highlight) Polka's older half-brother (Takeru's father) Gaku? I guess he might want to ensure his line is prioritized over Polka in the line of inheritance, but we've never met the guy.

Anyway, yeah, it seems plain as day to me that Narita (from Ch10/11 onwards) is setting Takeru up as suspect numero uno in the "who ordered the hit on Polka" mystery. I mean, that sinister grin, the "Playtime ends now" quip, those are some very blatant flags right there. We'll just have to wait and see whether he's the real deal or a red herring. (end highlight)