Long day at work and I don't feel like doing an extended update, but I played more last night.
Yamato got got by Tuskur, to the surprise of everyone other than Kuon (who is still the best by the way). Then the Mikado got got by...someone, and they're framing Oshtor for it. And now the main party is back in the capital and will presumably be saving the princess and Oshtor.
(Next paragraph gonna all be in spoilers just in case) By the way I have no idea who would've killed the Mikado. Entua is the obvious answer, which is precisely why it can't be her, along with the fact that the writers wouldn't have bothered to come up with that weird hypnotizing excuse she gave if it wasn't actually what happened (there was no need for her to bring up the subject at all). Also I'll be disappointed if they end up retcon-ing the emotional weight of her previous arc like that. So that leaves...who? The most likely candidates in my mind (Woshis, Raiko) appear to have been ruled out by their own inner monologue. Vurai's character doesn't make any sense if it was him. No way is it Munechika or Dekopompo. Don't think it's anyone I've met from Tuskur either although Karulau/Touka might have been prepared to do it themselves. Mikazuchi maybe? He didn't strike me as that type of character but I guess you never know. (Either Mask of Truth or the end of this game is gonna be real interesting if it was Mikazuchi...) He also knows about Haku's gang and may have been in a reasonable position to use those undead Uzurashians which we fought in a battle on Tuskur. There's also that one pillar general who was introduced as a nobody (Tokifusa). I don't know much about him but that makes him as good a suspect as any.
Oh and also until looking through the glossary a second ago I totally forgot about that dude (seemingly Kuon's dad) who Haku met in a bar. Not sure I buy him as a suspect either but again it's as good a guess as any. ---
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