Just by looking at the title "Shadow of Memory," Episode 8 of Greepnell focuses on the past. Following the previous anime revealing the relationship between Shuichi and Jiang Linai, this episode further introduces the reasons why the two eventually separated. In addition, the always shrewd Red Love has also begun to perceive the truth about the Muppets.
Shuichi's past is only revealed after the cat-eared lady enters the muppet in the previous episode. Even so, there are only a few fragments. As for why he lost his previous memories, the most likely explanation is that Jiang Naili caused it. In this episode, Shuichi, who was unconscious, remembers a memory from his childhood. In his memory, he came to the private school alone to take classes. However, when the teacher introduced the other students, Shuichi could only see the figures of the people outside the door, but never saw them come in.
As to why Shuichi in his memory could not see the faces of these companions, it can be guessed from the following dialogue.
Among the team members that Red Love joined was a man named Kasuga. By introducing himself, it can be learned that this person has seen Shuichi as a child (that is, when he was in a private school mentioned above). Since Kasuga's home is near this private school, he often has the impression of Shuichi playing with his companions. In Shuichi's memory, he was alone in this private school, and there were no companions at all (according to common sense, it is unlikely that there is only one person in the great private school). A comparison of the two theories shows that Shuichi's memory is not only missing in large numbers, but some of his memories have even been modified.
In addition, when Shuichi and Hong Ai returned to the team, Shuichi at this time also chose to conclude a contract to access the team (Hong Ai did not intervene to stop it). Obviously, he had already said that only Hong Ai would join, and at this time he suddenly changed his mind. And there is no explanation in the animation. It is inevitable that some of the monks will be confused.
Red love, the heroine, in addition to some female in personality, the mind is still very smart. When acting with Shuichi, almost all decisions are made by her. And at critical moments, we can always come up with ways to turn the danger into a disaster. This time, after Shuichi and Chihiro went out, neither of them remembered what had happened. Red Love sensed something about this. Through Chihiro's sentence "You and he can't be a whole", she recalls the chaos of the scene where Shuichi was unconscious. Red Love may have begun to doubt the truth about the Muppets.
If this is the case, there will be a difficult problem that will have to be faced in the next battle: who will enter the Muppets and fight with Shuichi? According to the character of Red Love, he certainly does not want this role to be played by others. But after all, it is also an indisputable fact that the puppets they manipulate are lacking in ability. What will eventually happen is worth looking forward to.
When Jiang Linai first met Shuichi, she revealed that her feelings for Xiuyi were not ordinary. In the last sentence, he shed tears for him. And the same is true in this statement. Ever since Chihiro glimpsed Shuichi's past, she had been obsessed with it. So I contacted Jiang Linai. Although the two did not meet directly, they did talk by phone. When she learns from Chihiro's mouth that Shuichi has been thinking of herself, Jiang Linai shed tears again. This also confirmed once again that her feelings for Shuichi were far beyond imagination.
In addition, in the dialogue between the two, it was also revealed that the reason why Shuichi and Jiang Linai were separated was that the concept was not compatible.
Compared with the wonderful combat performance of the previous episode, this sentence is mainly to solve puzzles and portray past memories. As the crowd continues to dig deeper into the search for coins, the road ahead is bound to become even more dangerous. At the same time, secrets about aliens will also surface.