A bit of face distortion and I can label Ghost Hunt as the third season of Higurashi, after Manabi Straight.
As expected, Mai is not dead as yet. We also realize a very important clue to who Naru actually is and his purpose to come to Japan. Lin’s purpose with Naru is also addressed (well, hinted) too. There are tons of surprises in this episode and that itself is a major understatement!
Episode summary
Mai woke up screaming in terror until she was slapped by Ayako. As she woke up, she felt total fear as everyone came in to comfort her. Bou-san rushed in and asked her about the dream as Mai re-accounted it. Bou-san apologized for forcing her to remember it. Naru came in to give some red tea to Mai as she calmed down. The next day, Yasuhara proposed that it might be the spirit of Suzuki and the other assistant sending her a message of their impending death. In other words, it was telepathy. John mentioned whether the spirit liked young people, as all the caretakers who came one week ago were safe and were of middle-aged. The two missing people were young.
Naru then asked Ayako how much he could trust her and she replied first in annoyance about the lack of faith but corrected to say that she was confident of repelling spirits. He told Ayako to stay with Masako, John and Bou-san to protect Yasuhara, Mai protected by Lin while Naru has no defense. Lin immediately objected to it and tried to make other arrangements but it was all rejected by Naru as it was too dangerous. Lin continued to lecture Naru, saying how he would answer to the professor if anyone happened to him and told Naru not to make his parents worry. Naru told him that Lin could leave if he was not happy but Lin reminded him that he was here to supervise him, leaving Mai shocked. Yasuhara offered to leave in order to settle the situation.
Lin explained that the blueprint of the room seemed to be centered on a space in the middle of the house. Lin proposed that the rooms and walls were building out of this space, as Naru wondered what this unknown space that they could not reach was. Naru proposed that the space was not a hidden room but in fact a basement in order to hide something from others. Madoka and Yasuhara came over to give information once again through the window. Naru said that it was dangerous but Madoka said the surroundings were places where kids played and there were no missing children. They first informed that there were 12 chimneys when they viewed the house from outside when there were only 11 indoors. They also talked about the owner of the house being weak, having two servants.
The servants often complained that the room was extremely smelly and the name “浦户” (name on the note) was in fact his nickname. Mai was starting to freak out with the information, with Masako stepping in. She simply tapped on the shoulders of Mai, telling the spirit to move along as Mai returned to her senses. It seemed that it was the residue of memories by the maid in the dream. A loud sound emitted that was completely different as the lights went down. When it returned, a lot of words written in blood appeared everywhere and Naru asked Masako whether she was confident about suppressing the spirit in her.
Masako said she did but Mai stopped her, saying that Naru did not understand the feeling of death and that feeling in which you were carried off to die. Naru’s look at her seemed to imply that she said something really awful but Naru asked Lin to do a less reliable method which was to get the spirit out in the open through a ritual. As the ritual started, Suzuki appeared and it seemed that she had not realized that she had died. Naru asked whether the name “浦户” had anything to do with her disappearance as she seemed stressed. Naru asked the last question on where she was when prompted by Lin, as she pointed at the wall.
Bou-san realized that “浦户” (Urado) was in fact Vlad or Dracula. Mai started to freak out with vampires, but Naru told her that there was no living person who would suck blood. His Romanian surname Drăculea (transliterated as “Dracula” in foreign languages of the historical documents where his name is mentioned) is a diminutive derived from his father’s title Dracul and means “Son of the Dragon” but also could mean “demon”. He was an all conquering warlord who was sadistic to impale his victims and enemies onto stakes, leaving them to die. The master of this house, being a well traveled man, would have read the novel before.
The novel Dracula was often related to Countess Erzebet Báthory, who believed that by soaking herself into the virgin blood of women, she would retain her beauty. Urado probably admired those of good health and wanted such sacrifices to extend his life instead. The note that said “everyone who came in died” was perhaps a message for others who were about to come. It also seemed that people from the hospital, people of his clan were not spared for his aim to stay healthy even if it was a futile attempt. It was proposed by Bou-san and Ayako then that the son of the master realized the atrocities of his father and tried to seal the place by making a whole maze around that area. Naru added that the man was probably still somewhere around, trying to grab people to extend his life in the spiritual form.
The next day, they went to check out the blank space in the map where the thickest chimney was, and it seemed that there was a hidden path behind the wall where a dead body of the missing person two months ago was found. A conference was set up, as Naru broke the news to Igarashi as she tried to disbelieve it. However, Naru proved beyond doubt that the body found was behind thick walls and it was nearly impossible for the body to be there. Igarashi tried to ask Davis for help but it seemed that Dr Davis was a fake and he was asked by Minami to help. Eventually, they rushed out. Naru then told everyone to pack up as this place would not be possible to exorcise.
Thoughts
To start off, there are a few parts that I am unable to translate effectively, but 90% of the summary should be close to spot on. I think my Chinese is getting a little rusty with all the complex words used. Ha Ha.
One thing I liked about Ghost Hunt is definitely the fact about referencing real people who have links with the paranormal. This episode is no different as they stated about the common Vlad III the Impaler as well as a lesser known Countess Erzebet Báthory. That point is not lost to me, which I think is a very strong point of Ghost hunt. I also like the idea how the ghost hunters explored the possibility that the people died due to being envious of health.
First and most importantly, we learn a lot of new things about Naru, even revealing a lot of this mysterious man. First, Lin addressed his father as professor, which I speculate to hint at Dr Davis. It will make sense since Naru has been looking at the man with the “HAH, I know you are fake” look most of the time when Naru is seen after an introduction of Davis in the previous two episodes. It does point to the fact that Naru is in fact the son of Dr Davis.
However, that is not all. It’s also hinted in Lin’s lines that he is in fact here for a mission and that is in fact to test his abilities in Japan. This will also explain why Naru is in fact not well versed in Japanese due to the fact that he has been overseas for a while. This, by the way, assumes that the professor is in fact Dr Davis, but I presume it is for now. With that assumption set in place, that will also mean that Naru’s mom HAS TO BE JAPANESE. I do not know what the implications of this is, but I think that it does open out a whole lot of mysteries on his parentage.
Warning: I might have misinterpreted the two since they did not exactly state that his parents is a professor but the information went on two different lines.
Lin is in fact one of the caretakers of Naru to supervise and monitor his progress as a ghost hunter. My next question will hence be an interesting one. Does Madoka know Dr Davis? The obvious answer is yes and I believe that she is also someone who is closely related to his parents and perhaps the person who teaches Naru about Japanese culture.
Back on the speculations, it is obvious now the motivation of where the missing people have gone. However, I do wonder how they will close this case since it is totally impossible for them to really leave the scene. I mean, they have one whole episode to conclude this series and to me, it will be vehement if they do not resolve such a wonderful arc. I believe that the conclusion will have something to do with the whole demolition of the house, or perhaps that “empty space” that they noted. It is still curious on why Naru said they cannot get rid of the spirits in this case.
This episode also deals with a rather philosophical situation. It is perhaps the quest of eternal life, the promise of utopia corrupting the minds of man. It is a very sad tale as you think of how desperate this man got while attempting to find a way to improve his health. He even killed his own family, the people from the hospital in order to survive. Is it really that worthwhile to have eternal life at the expense of all? What is it all for since everyone will die? Isn’t it ironic that he has gained eternal life of sorts but he cannot even rest after dying?
I do have many other thoughts but I prefer to leave others to explore them for themselves. Very good arc, definitely the best arc cemented by this episode. I want the conclusion soon!
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Im the frist one hehehehehe! yahoooo! see Mai is only dreaming!but I don’t like the kind of dreams she has,geez must be real scary!see yah! I have to work first,bye see yah!
correction ” FIRST “
Err, I don’t think Urado killed his own family? Did he? His son was still alive, well, alive enough to build the maze around the house, and the house belongs to the grandfather of the wife of the ex-prime minister right? Or something. I always get a little confused about this point.
Anyway … Impz, come over to the manga side. heh heh heh.
BTW, what were the words spirit-Sakura wrote on the wall when she left? My katagana is bad. Did they knock down the wall from that place where the words were?
well i was waiting for ur comment, its a very good one as usual, finally i understood wt was happening.
i absolutely agree with every thing u said.
i was curious bout the way naru looked at mai wn she started to yell at his face,it was like he knew exactly wt does it mean to be near death.
and it seems tht lin z not only his visor bt also in a strange way his guardian(body guard).
well maybe (narus’) mom died in a mysterious way( and her spirit came to him)(hehe, very big imagination) and tht he was with her wn she died and came to japan to find out the truth(just speculating).
i think tht if they found out a way to deal with the matter mai z gonna have a big role with it(hoping so). and for god sake lets see more of narus’ expressions,i donno i thnk its about time to see more facial expressions.
anyway its really the best arc till nw, cant wait to see wt will happen the nxt ep.
ok i talked too much XD thts enough
C YA^___^
hmmmm Impz youre getting so close….
Since I actually dont have an enligh trans of vol 7 I really had no idea what was going on here so the dracula stuff was all new to me!
@lys: yes Impz needs to come to the manga-side!!!
@lys: His immediate family is not killed but his relatives are since they work in the hospital that he has set up. You can say that he still has a little bit of humanity in him not to touch his son. Maybe. My katagana is non-existent too but I think it’s writing Urado since it’s implied to be so. I do not know though and requires someone with Japanese abilities to tell me.
Manga side? NO WAY! *razes down shrine of Mai x Naru*
@laboosh: Perhaps his mother is no longer alive and he is in fact tasked to find out about her death. That is a bit of a long shot though to be honest.
I am actually curious why there is such a painful look on Naru’s face when Mai said about feeling the emotions of someone that is dead. If anything, something that can affect an ice man like Naru is probably very close to his heart. I can only speculate that it has to do with someone close that died. His mom, perhaps?
@Yami: die. die. die. Close in what by the way?
Any speculations on why Naru looked so pained when Mai said those rash words?
Impz dear, you’d better not ask us Manga readers to speculate. hahahaahaha.
Anyway, ‘I can only speculate that it has to do with someone close that died.’
Impz dear, you’d better not ask us Manga readers to speculate. hahahaahaha.
Anyway, ‘I can only speculate that it has to do with someone close that died.’ this is very close. ‘His mom, perhaps?’ this is way off.
I thought those who work in the hospital were his employees? Didn’t know they were his relatives. My bad, I must have missed something.
@yami, I’ll try to do a translation for v7 onwards, if you want. I just need some time. Arrgh.
lolol. “frist”
I’ll like to frist too… :p
Anyway, great summary.
I can’t wait for ep21.
I believe Urado has become a ghoul, it still wants immortality, and has obtain it after “death” by consuming the blood and bodies of the young.
All we need now is some holy bullets, to kill that dammn ghoul. :p
great summary as usual Impz! I finally understand the parts that were hard to translate:p i thought it was sweet and unusual for Naru to bring tea to Mai and ask if she was okay. Also, Ayako and Bou were sweet to Mai almost like she was their daughter^_^ I thought this episode had a lot of revelations which also lead to new speculations.
About Naru’s look of pain at what Mai said, the only logical explanation probably is that someone very close to him died. i do know a little of the manga side but not enough:p but from what i know some of your speculations Impz hit a little close to the truth.Close but not too close. Since Naru is head of SPR Japan, my guess is that Lin watches over his progress and guides him as his assistant.I agree that Madoka probably knew Naru’s parents.
Urado must have been desperate to stay alive to kill all those people. Does he really imbibe on the blood? It’s scary to think that this vampirish thirst for blood has made him into a monster. I feel sorry for the two assistants who died. Since only SPR is left, for sure the next probable victim would be taken from them. I really wonder how they will close this case…
Unless there is an escaltion in activity, then SPR should be relatively safe. After all they have been careful to stick together. Which is probably why Lin was getting so upset, because Naru was leaving himself open to attack like that.
The fake Davis’s group didn’t appear to stay together (morons) and that is probably why they were being picked off.
As for preferring young people, I guess it would make more sense. Wouldn’t their blood be preferable for eternal life rather than that of an old person?
I squeed so loud when Naru brought her tea! I was beaming I tell you! (Rebuilds the shrine to NaruxMari love!)
Again I think everyone here has already hit the nail on the head as to Naru’s expression. He must have suffered the loss of someone close to him and maybe that is why he takes Mai’s thoughts into consideration without argument this time.
As for being the son of Dr Davis. Either he is Davis’s son. Or Davis was a friend of his parents, and they are the ones Naru lost, and Davis ended up becoming his guardian after making such a promise to his parents.
Maybe they worked for Dr Davis and died whilst doing a job for him and he therefore feels responsivle for Naru, hence the reason he has Lin there to guide him. Since we know Lin is an Omyouji and for the type of work Naru is doing then he would be the perfect man to protect him. If this is the case, then I would also say Madoka works for Davis too and as you guys suggested there to help Naru with Japanese culture.
Okay a lot of speculating, but hopefully some of it makes sense.
I know in the Steven King book Rose Red the house ended up being destroyed, so maybe you are right Impzy and this will end up being how they conclude this arc if they can’t exorcice the place. But being a priest, if what they are dealing with is demonic in origin, shouldn’t John be of some help here?
This is by far the best arc, and I’m already lamenting that we are nearly to the end of this series. I want a second season !!!!!
About that blueprint being centered around the middle of the house… mm I guess it would make sense that all the trick doors and hallways were made so the victims if they managed to escaped wouldn’t be able to go out.
u_U What a sick man that guy is… I pity him in a way that he’d go through such lengths to gain eternal life.
thanks for the summary, Impz!
The one thing I didn’t get in this episode: Why did Naru group Bou-san, John, and Yasuhara together? John’s already proven himself to be a capable exorcist in his own right, so I fail to see why Yasuhara needs TWO heavy hitters looking out for him. I mean, the numbers are even, so they could have easily grouped Ayako/Masako, John/Yasuhara, Mai/Bou-san, and Lin/Naru. Or shaken it up a it and gone with John/Mai and Yasuhara/Bou-san, doesn’t really matter. But suddenly Naru wants to go solo when he’s got perfectly good numbers working for him…it’s rather strange. Did he even explain it at all (my Japanese oscillates between bad and non-existent)?
Naru brought Mai tea
no way!!!!!
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i typed up this long a** reply and it’s not even showing!!!!!
Hello there… and thank you Impz for the help with the posts.
As for what Tsuzuki wrote on the wall was Vurado= Vlad so the relationship with Vlad the impaler and Bathory second. Yup hohoho… vampires rule, though I think he is into the bathing side of it and maybe he just got damned for all the crimes he committed. Poor Tsuzuki that had to go through that, but at least she helped them find one of the bodies.
Dunno if this is a spoiler but I am wondering why is it that normally when they show some kind of psycho like this they are owners of some charity organization where to get the victims from O_o’
Maybe he did that to keep up the charade with Yasuhara being the boss of SPR? This is most likely wrong because the other teams have pretty much left the place and they don’t really need to have false identities around themselves.
I’ve wondered a lot about how Naru assigned the pairs and left himself unprotected. Naru is certainly capable of simple math. He knew there were enough protectors (exorcists) to be divided among the protected (non-exorcists) making sure everyone had a guardian. Therefore we have to assume that he had a reason for assigning the protectors as he did. Possible reasons I can think of (1) he thought Yasuhara would be the most likely next victim and therefore wanted him to have 2 protectors; (2) Naru was intentionally setting himself up to be the next victim. I think reason number 2 is the more likely reason.
Why would Naru set himself up to the next victim? One possible reason is simple curiosity. Naru may want to meet Urado. Naru is interested in the supernatural on an intellectual level. Meeting a blood-bathing ghoul would be a unique experience to say the least. However, while Naru is a curiosity-filled man, he’s also a cautious man. I think there’s another reason Naru has set himself up to be the next victim.
He’s been very concerned about people’s safety throughout this case. I think Naru is hoping that by setting himself up as the obvious target, he will keep the others safe. In other words, Naru is setting himself up to be such a tempting target that Urado won’t want to go after any of the other people.
Naru’s confidence in his ability is such that he would believe he could escape Urado if he had to. But more than that is Naru’s desire to keep people safe. I believe that Naru would risk himself if he felt that doing so would ensure the others’ safety. I believe that is the reason Naru distributed the protector & protected assignments unequally. He’s willing to sacrifice himself if it means the others will be safe.
Fortunately for Naru, Lin saw through his plan and pounded some sense into the silly boy’s brain.
So, as I was saying earlier,
Naru + Mai =
no way, just how many times are they gonna cut off my comment??????
The way Naru came into the room after Mai’s scream made him seem like a sickly spoiled little boy who’s come to see his fav. playmate. Weird huh.
The whole professor/parents moment made my scream “I KNEW it!” inside my head. I have to say I’d always thought maybe Naru would be Dr. Davis’ son. But that could just be hindsight bias. (hah psych classes can be proven to be useful at times) The one problem I have is that if Dr. Davis is his father, and assuming Davis is his real name (I think they mentioned his full name in the first episode of this arc) then Naru would be at most 1/2 Japanese (ok I guess Dr. could be 1/4 Japnese and if Naru’s mom is Japnese too then Naru inturn would be 9/16 Japnese, correct me if my math is wrong here). From the animation though he looks as asian as it gets in this series, only second to Masako. And I don’t know if they ever mentioned it in this series, but in most anime series if a character is of mixed blood, the other characters would most definitely point it out at one point or another. So I’m assuming Naru does not look mixed. So
D.J– I might have to agree w/ you and say Dr. Davis is Naru’s guardian and mentor, but not necessarily biological father. Although that would just make the whole story that much cheesier. Bleh, I can already taste that bad after taste in my mouth.
and there’s the whole thing about Naru’s expression when Mai yelled at him. I don’t know if the Chinese subbers twisted the meaning of some words, but since I watched the same version as impz, what I got from the Chinese subtitle was that Mai was asking Naru if he knew what it FEELS like to die, and how scared one would be. She wasn’t asking if he knew what if felt like to WATCH someone else die. So I was thinking maybe Naru has had a near death experience before. But then I changed my mind. I remember someone mentioning before that the Naru Mai sees in her dreams is Naru’s brother. So here’s my theory:
Naru’s twin brother died. And since they both have those powers, and because of their bonds, both biological and psychological, Naru experienced the death with him. Therefore our poor Naru is traumatized both by the experience of death and the loss of a close person.
D.J — “I’m already lamenting that we are nearly to the end of this series. I want a second season !!!!!”
I feel the same way! But it sounds like the anime’s already catching up with the manga, so if we do get a second season it’s probably gonna take a bit of time.
to ohphive ur comment z gr8,
well i thnk tht urado after his death cant bath in blood or drink it so maybe he takes the power of life from his victims by sucking their energy of life,do u remember in the second ep in this arc (i thnk) wn he was walking and a yellow or greenish thing came out from his mouth(i really donno).and wn some1 kills all his family will he still have mercy in his heart and not killing his son, i dnt thnk so, bt maybe there was a way where he made use of the survivel of his son.
and z naru stupid to make himself the victom, even if he’s sure of himself,we all know tht he cant exorcist any one,or can he???
well have to wait and find out.
oh yeah can any1 plz tell me where i can download the manga plz, um dayin to read it(in english), i always love to know wt will happen instantly.
P.S they already done 26 ep of GH, and i cant imagine them stop this anime
“Naru’s twin brother died. And since they both have those powers, and because of their bonds, both biological and psychological, Naru experienced the death with him. Therefore our poor Naru is traumatized both by the experience of death and the loss of a close person.”
-ohphive, that is a really interesting theory. And yes given what Mai was saying that would go along better with his reaction if he had felt what it was like to die.
“I feel the same way! But it sounds like the anime’s already catching up with the manga, so if we do get a second season it’s probably gonna take a bit of time.”
I was afraid of that. Oh well, I’ll just have to enjoy what we have left and rewatch it endlessly! ^-^ At least with SaiMo I know I have another season to enjoy.
laboosh, you’ll probably have a hard time finding this manga online anywhere since its been licensed over here and is currently in bookstores.
I’m trying to talk hubby-sama into it at the moment. Of course I also want Koukou debut if they ever bring it out over here. It will help ease my pain when Hana Kimi finally ends. Ahh but again I’m getting off track.
LKK – “Why would Naru set himself up to the next victim? One possible reason is simple curiosity. Naru may want to meet Urado. Naru is interested in the supernatural on an intellectual level.”
I think that this is a very interesting statement and perhaps his curiosity for the supernatural is linked in with whatever happened in Naru’s past. So much so that he will go to any lengths to get the answers he’s looking for, even if that means putting his life in danger. But what makes Naru so great is that he isn’t willing to sacrifce the safety of other for his quest. Maybe he’s not so much of a narcissist after all.
And I agree he definetely believes in his ability. He doesn’t really ever show any fear for any of the weird things that they have seen. After all didn’t he stare down that one ghost all night?
~happily reads everyone’s theories~ ^_^
oh lucky u DJ that u have a hubby that can treat you for the mentioned goodies. I think with lots of effort there could be a “not so legal” way to obtain the scanlations but… sigh sigh too much work.
I also wanted to mentioned something that really caught my attention in the episode… Naru bringing tea. Okay u have a girl screaming in the middle of the night, what does Naru do? run to the source of the commotion? get the police? call someone else? … the answer is: MAKE SOME TEA! ^_^ I think that was sweet of him, but kinda weird. I wonder if they had the teapot ready when that happened otherwise it would be weird to go to the kitchen make some tea and come up again. Naru’s quirks are really something:D
Hehehe. Lurker posting for the first time. (By the way, Impz thank you so much for all the summaries!)
Just read the comment about Naru having a twin brother etc. That’s actually a very good theory. (Or is it real? o.O Gotta find the manga…) I was thinking more along the lines of Naru actually having the same abilities as Mai, only to a more advanced level. Maybe he’s had it ever since he was a child and was prone to more “bad dreams” than Mai ever was. If that was the case, then he surely would have been traumatized by that. (Think Haley Joel Osment from Sixth Sense.)
I’m not too sure about Dr. Davis being his father. That seems a little too farfetched for me. He’s prolly more of a family friend, with Naru’s parent being a colleague of sorts. Madoka surely knows Naru’s parents, with her being Naru’s teacher and all.
(Really gotta find the manga… But then, I like anime-Mai more than manga-Mai. It’s the hair, really. >
(continuation… ohphive-san, you’re not the only one experiencing cut replies. T.T)
(crappy thing. what’s wrong with this? Or is it just me?)
(I’m so much more partial to long hair. And I’ve gotten used to anime-Mai…)
Hmm, about Naru risking himself that way… I agree with everything LKK said about that. He seems the type to make sure everyone is safe even if he had to disregard his own safety.
The house is probably too possessed. Urado had been killing people for such a long time now that he had made a very strong connection between the house and himself. I can even see the relative (was it the grandson?) trying to exorcise Urado but failing, so instead he built a type of maze around the original house to keep Urado from harming anyone. (Although the earlier comment that the maze is so no one can escape from Urado also makes sense… Maybe that’s why Urado didn’t kill his son? So he can continue having more victims by having his descendants bring people over?) Perhaps the house is a cage of sorts.
Eh, so much speculations… At least the next episode is only days away, as opposed to waiting for months for the next manga chapter, even though it is raw and I can only understand 1% of it. I’ll take whatever I can get. ^^
@ohpive and madhatter: I will have to ask my site admin on why > and < and = are problematic. I guess it is perhaps some strange html thingy that is causing it to be cut off
@DJ: It will definitely seem plausible that Naru might be taken care by the professor and his parents are close mates of Dr Davis. If anything, we know likely that Naru is either 1. his protege 2. his child. So there is nothing really much about Naru, even though his mysterious abilities are really interesting. There might be genetic inheritance of power. Oh my, the wild speculations!!!
@BO: I believe that John is not a character that can repel spirits per se. He is more of a santicifying character and he cannot really detect spirits like the others. If you see the works that he has done, it is generally on animated or stationary cursed objects, rather than spirits. Hence, even though Bou-san is definitely the strongest in terms of repelling spirits (other than Lin maybe), John is somewhat vulnerable even though he can still perhaps protect himself. It is but one of the safest measures.
@ohpive: nice speculation on Naru’s brother dying. It will make perfect sense also with the dream too. I cannot but agree that it will fit the plot nicely here if anything.
@DJ: I will think about why Naru actually allowed himself to be hurt. In my opinion, you realize beneath that “hell, i don’t care what happened” look, Naru is in fact a very kind soul that often thinks of others compared to his own safety. Remember first the ceiling incident. Yes, you can predict that there is little pain when the ceiling fell down but the very fact that Naru used his own body to protect Mai clearly shows that he is really one that protects others over self. Hence if you use that form of mentality to deduce his actions, it will actually make perfect sense for him to do it.
@madhatter: I blame this commenting box. Anyway, I believe that a few theories will fit the psychic of this psychopath. First will be that any evil man will at least have some form of compassion for his son. Hence, he is allowed to leave.
Second will be similiar to yours. It is twisted because his son, with the requirement to manage such a huge household, will have to recruit more people and possibly young people. Hence, even in his spiritual form, he is still able to haunt the place and steal the very souls.
Third will be even more warped. I believe that he has already controlled and brainwashed his son into being a total psycho that tries to hide his crimes in which he can conduct his secret activities without being persecuted. That is rather warped though and I think that it’s highly impossible.
@Minerva: I am actually curious about the tea. Red tea is perhaps known for cooling the nerves of someone and it is actually drank more by the Englishmen. Yes, i am hell bent on speculating that Naru is from England.
*cough*
Firstly: Wahahahahaha! Impz has officially sanctioned my wild theory on Naru being Dr Davis’s son! *totally hysterical with joy*
Secondly: “It is still curious on why Naru said they cannot get rid of the spirits in this case.”
I recall that Naru says that it requires some manipulation of time/space to get the victims into a room that has been completely cornered off. And that it requires an immerse amount of power to do that. Maybe that’s why they couldn’t get rid of the spirit… because it’s too powerful.
Thirdly: There’s so many great comments that I wanted to talk about, but it’s hard to pick them out one by one. Here’s some that I have an instant reaction to:
@ Dream-Naru being Naru’s twin brother: Nooooooo… that would totally ruin my theory that Dream-Naru = Real-Life-Naru, therefore Naru + Mai = Fated To Be Together. Therefore, I stand by my conviction that Dream-Naru and Naru are the same person, only that Dream-Naru is the subconscious manifestation of Real-Naru.
Evidence, you ask? Well, I recall someone asking why everyone went to comfort Mai when she woke up petrified with fear, but Naru goes and make tea. My theory is that Naru knows to make tea because he is also Dream-Naru, and for some reason Dream-Naru couldn’t help Dream-Mai, but he knows what’s happening. So when Mai wakes up, Naru knows that she is terrified (and the reason for her terror) and therefore goes immediately to do something that he thinks will immediately calm her down… ie the red tea.
I’m actually not sure on whether Naru knows he’s in Mai’s mind (ie I think it’s subconscious), but whatever the case Naru and Dream-Naru are one and the same.
@ Naru looking weird when Mai asks whether he knows what a person dying feels of: yeah, I think it’s more of himself having a near-death experience rather than someone close to him. But that may be because of the version of fan-sub I’m watching (I think it’s the same as Impz and ohpive).
@ LKK’s theory on why Naru didn’t assign a protector to himself: Can I say, WOW for that theory. I didn’t think of it, but having read your theory, it makes perfect sense. Naru is not as nonchalant as he seems to be.
I want the next episode, NOW!
I think that the point about Dream Naru being real Naru and using the evidence of the red tea is a bit flawed. I personally believed that it is the loud scream of Mai that has waken everyone up. If you notice, Naru, with or without dreams, is often the first few people to arrive at the scene. Hence, I believe that he already had Masako and Ayako to protect Mai (who is perhaps the most vulnerable to be attacked other than Yasuhara and Naru himself).
Hence, it does make sense for him to be the latest, yet bring some red tea to calm her. It is actually pretty logical, since we know that Naru is in fact someone who thinks about others yet has no idea how to show it. It is his way of consoling Mai since it is clear that Mai has the ESP ability for telepathy, ESP and dream sequences for foretelling.
I have to disagree with you on the fact that Dream Naru = Real life Naru even though I can see how that proposition is done. I will await to be proven wrong on this.
Naru is hardly nonchalant by any means in my opinion. It is clear from his many actions that he thinks about everyone before deciding. Even if it is a harsh decision, he always listens to Mai’s explainations, even trusting her on some things due to her “gut feeling” (that’s when we didn’t know she had esp). These little facts should know that Naru is just inexperienced in expressing his emotions.
That’s all.
To add on, I think it still seems a bit queer with the link between the father and the son of the mansion. I think there is definitely something going on between the two of them. To add, Igarashi seems to be totally useless except to …do something that Lin can do?
What the hell -.-
Wow, so much excitement over the current arc of Ghost Hunt. I believe the last entry has the most comments of THAT’s entries so far but please do correct me if I’m wrong. Let’s see if this entry will surpass last entry’s comments. (lol) Hmmm, it actually also makes me wonder exactly how many of the GH commentors are male.
I have to say that everyone’s speculations about the current case might just all be true. The vampires, the organs, the headless rodent which actually reminds me of when I dissected a live frog…which I have a feeling I’m going to be in h%** for. Anyway, they’re all pretty interesting. ^^ And I definitely agree with almost everyone here with most of the speculations.
There is just so many great theories that it is difficult for me to address each one, but most of them do concur with mine ^^. However, I still stand on my speculation that Naru is Dr. Davis. And unless a manga reader steps up to tell us who the real Dr. Davis is, I suggest that no one shoot down this speculation of mine because I can guarantee that ten thousand angry angels will bring death upon thee. ^_-
Speaking of manga readers, I myself am very tempted to purchase the manga. VERY. But I’m enjoying myself so much just being like this.
Anyway, I’m very thankful episode 20 turned out just fine. I also think that Mai’s powers are becoming more of an empath rather than a medium. (Mai is in a league of her own after all. ^^)
~Briar~Actually, even if dream-Naru really is a twin brother of real-Naru, it still shows that Mai x Naru are fated. I mean for a dead twin brother to only visit this specific girl’s dreams who happens to know and secretly like his living twin brother could mean that she is very special. As she could be the only person who can connect to his living twin brother’s heart. This only shows that love moves in mysterious ways. So don’t worry. ^^
I also agree, with a slight difference, with LKK’s guesses on why Naru divided the group the way he did. 1)I think that he predicted either Mai or Yasuhara will be the next victim, so just to be safe, he assigned two exorcists, John and Bou-san, to protect Yasuhara while Lin, the most capable exorcist, to protect Mai. And 2) He is intentionally setting himself up as bait so he himself can confront the spirit/culprit.
(But we all know Naru wanted his beloved sweet Mai to have the best protection so he assigned Lin to be with her, and decided to use himself as bait to be more certain that Mai will remain safe.) As stupid as he is to make himself the bait, we really can’t blame him. After all, he is in love with Mai. Guys in love tend to make stupid decisions. Heck, even the tea-scene should be love-proof enough that Naru knows the best things that will calm down Mai, and he knows that only his tea will be good enough for her.(Any opposing word from anyone will surely find herself/himself resting in peace. ^^)
This brings me to my refutation of Impz’s comment about it. For some simple consoling-act, it sure is an extra trouble of Naru to make and bring Mai some tea, wouldn’t you think so? And if that isn’t enough of a love hint for you to still be in denial, I’d say you’re one of the most astonishingly dense guys out there, Impz. Only a blind, deaf, dumb and dead person will not notice that obvious act of love. ^^ As an addition, let me point out that when Masako, being a professional medium aside, gets the weakening-feeling every time she feels a dark spirit/aura near, Naru hasn’t really done anything extra special to soothe her.
He probably assigned Ayako to be with Masako because if Ayako fails to protect Masako and something happens to Masako, it’d be JUST FINE (lol). And yes, us Mai x Naru love-love supporters have accepted the challenge the Masako x Naru love-love supporters have made. I don’t visit this place for a couple of hours and Impz has already dared to abolish the sacred shrine of our beloved couple. Unforgivable! That is clearly a declaration of an all out-war!
Anyway, back to the topic. This episode kind of helped me develop another wild speculation. Madoka mentioned there were no missing children at all, and Urado didn’t kill his son. Could it be possible that his son was very sick back then but that even the hospital Urado owned couldn’t do a thing and so he became desperate to cure his boy so much to the point that he became so obsessed with life and good health that lead to him going nutty and murderous. If that’s the case, the son building a maze around the house would make sense. Because other than the son’s love for his father, if the son thought that it is his fault his father became nutty, he would probably feel responsible in protecting his father, albeit in a very twisted way.
The episode also left me a question. Exactly who is the girl that experienced the sort of death Mai experienced in her dreams? And that out of all the victims, why is this girl’s spirit the only one asking for help the most?
(Btw, did Na2niet just ask Impz out on a date in the last entry? I didn’t know THAT commentors are allowed to flirt with THAT bloggers. Dagnabbit, you should’ve said so in the first place. So which of the THAT bloggers are hubby-sama material and would love to cuddle up with a Three-S girl while watching GH? Lol j/k )
As for people whose comments are getting cut. Try just typing your comments on Notepad or Microsoft Word then just copy and paste it to the comment box. ^^ Hope that’s a helpful advice.
Maybe THAT can have its own live chat room too.
I am being spoiled as currently a good friend of mine arrived from Tokyo this week and as he is a huge anime fan he has been busily translating some raws and manga for me.
@Impz From what I gather from the manga your insights are ALMOST dead on. You have a spooky talent my friend for never having read the manga. This episode was riveting to say the least and Mai’s powers are growing at an alarming rate. Who knows, but Masako and Mai’s relationship makes a turn for the better, although her little battles gain intensity, you can really tell that they are beginning to relate as fellow colleagues and are starting to have one of those friendships that only a girl could understand. They are competitors in love, but Masako begins to respect Mai’s abilities and opinions more and more. Impz as usual your insight is amazing. Here’s to ep. 21!!!
“Actually, even if dream-Naru really is a twin brother of real-Naru, it still shows that Mai x Naru are fated. I mean for a dead twin brother to only visit this specific girl’s dreams who happens to know and secretly like his living twin brother could mean that she is very special. As she could be the only person who can connect to his living twin brother’s heart. ”
But somehow, I feel that Mai’s feelings for Naru is at least partially stemmed from the appearance of Dream-Naru in her dreams. She is attracted to BOTH Dream Naru and Real Naru. And for the sake of Mai x Naru hysterial-fandomness, Dream Naru and Real Naru has to be the same person.
*rebuilds shrine of Mai x Naru*
*adds protective barriers and throny walls to keep out villians*
Anyway.
“Exactly who is the girl that experienced the sort of death Mai experienced in her dreams? And that out of all the victims, why is this girl’s spirit the only one asking for help the most?”
I think she was a maid who was killed by the evil spirit guy. As for the reason, maybe it’s because she’s closest in age to Mai… or maybe they are just plain compatible. Actually, all of the ghosts are asking for help, but maybe this particular ghost has hidden powers or something. I’m just wildly speculating here.
~Manda~ Ooooh, I’m jealous. I like your friend. Mind if I borrow him and ask him to do a little bit of translations for me too? Namely SaiMono stuff. ^^
I certainly agree about your comment of Masako and Mai’s friendship that only a girl could understand even though they’re competing for the love of the same guy (But obviously, Mai has already won this competition even though some may still deny it). It’s like one’s worst enemy can also be one’s ultimate ally when facing a huge obstacle.
~Briar~ Okay, I won’t argue with what your opinion of Dream-Naru is as I’ve already known who Dream-Naru really is. Plus, you’re a Mai x Naru love-love supporter. ^^
As for the spirits, I agree with you that they’re all asking for help. But that’s not what I’m wondering about. It’s just that, if you think about it. The maid’s spirit seems to be the one who calls out for help the most.
1. In Mai’s nightmare, I assumed that she experienced how the maid died.
2. In the beginning of the episode, the maid’s voice calls out for help.
3. When Igarashi communicated with the spirits, her assistant kept on writing the same words the maid’s voice were saying in the beginning of the arc.
I know this may not be significant but I was just curious, though your speculation that she might be the same age or is more like Mai seems to pacify my curiosity.
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Btw, Saiunkoku Monogatari 39 is out already. ^^ I didn’t know it’ll come out so soon. ^^
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Maybe the maid was the first one to die? Or the last one to die by the hands of Urado when he was alive? Hmm…
I knew someone who was really literate with Japanese, but I was too embarrassed to ask her to translate stuff for me even though she said it was okay. ^^; I think it’d be better if I actually learned Japanese though. Might be more satisfying that way. (I’m the lazy type, so there’s a slim chance this will happen at all. -_-)
@Impz: I understand why > etc. might do that now, thank you. ^^ I’ll steer away from them from now on.
As for Mai having a crush on Naru, Mai doesn’t strike me as the type to have crushes just like that. She feels attraction for Naru, but I don’t think she’ll let herself acknowledge that and let it develop into something bigger until after some time has passed.
The thing about Igarashi being useless. Well, it’s not like everyone in the ghost hunting/expelling business are all-powerful. Most of the time, you get people like Minami – totally fake – or you get people like Igarashi – could do some stuff, but not much.
The theory about Naru actually being Dr. Davis himself: That’s such a cool theory! XD And I can totally imagine that happening. Although Dr. Davis was reported to be American (? or at least someone from the West), and therefore caucasian, he could be a person who’s doing a job like Yasuhara’s. Mwahaha. Wonder what Bou-san would say to that? ^-^
About ThirteenSugars’ theory why Naru had Lin watch over Mai: ^^;; I sincerely doubt it. I’m a NaruxMai fan as well, but that’s a bit of a stretch. Probably because Mai is so spiritually sensitive, Urado might decide to go after her next (what with abilities like that adding some “yummy factor” or something of that sort). This might also tie in with the theory that the maid had some spiritual abilities. *shrugs*
The entire red tea debate: I agree that Naru did it out of worry, and that it was totally out of the way for him to do so. He was carrying his blanky for goodness’ sake. This could also cement the fact that he has the same abilities as Mai, and is the Dream-Naru. The moment he woke up, he rushed to the kitchen and got something to calm Mai up. (Maybe he was hoping to wake her up as well, but Ayako beat him to it? ^^)
I want ep 21 already… And even if I do find some manga, I doubt they will be as up-to-date as the anime (the ones in English). T.T Geh.
Yay! Thanks for anyone who show support for my theory
“I believe the last entry has the most comments of THAT’s entries so far but please do correct me if I’m wrong. Let’s see if this entry will surpass last entry’s comments. (lol) Hmmm, it actually also makes me wonder exactly how many of the GH commentors are male.”
I was thinking the same thing! I vote for a poll to see how many ppl come to THAT for Ghost Hunt entries, and how many ppl who watch the show are male
Just a suggestion, cuz I really am curious, hehe. I got the impression that most of the ppl leaving those loooong comments are female.
“But somehow, I feel that Mai’s feelings for Naru is at least partially stemmed from the appearance of Dream-Naru in her dreams. She is attracted to BOTH Dream Naru and Real Naru.”
Briar– I do agree with you on that. However it doesn’t have to contradict Naru x Mai. I don’t know how many ppl have seen Ashita no Nadja, an anime I didn’t finish. I hope no one would mind me spoiling it, it also mainly revolves around the main character’s feelings toward two brothers. One was the one she fell in love with at first sight, the other was the brother who she initially thought was her love at first sight. They turned out to have completely opposite personalities, and I think she ended up picking the latter (the nice and sweet one).
Hmm…I think the point I was hoping to make by bringing that up was that even if her feelings are based on two completely different people, she can still pick one at the end. And if my theory is correct, meaning the DreamNaru is already dead, then it’s a much easier choice for Mai to make. Actually, she doesn’t have much of a choice in that case. All will be well. Heehee
“~Briar~ Okay, I won’t argue with what your opinion of Dream-Naru is as I’ve already known who Dream-Naru really is. Plus, you’re a Mai x Naru love-love supporter. ^^”
x_X You won’t argue because I’m right, or you won’t argue because I’m wrong??? o_O It’s no fair tantalizing me like that!
PS: If those rabid Naru love-love comments doesn’t clue people in, I would just like to say that I’m one of those females GH watchers with loooooong comments.
Yay, MadHatter agrees with me regarding the red tea!
And ohphive (sorry for misspelling your name on my earlier comment), the reason I’m so adamant about Dream Naru = Real Naru is to preserve the sanctity and purity of love between Mai and Naru.
I personally feel that it’s just more romantic if they are the same person, as opposed to twins or otherwise. Even Naru being a figment of Mai’s imagination would be more romantic than twins…
But ok, I’m just being me.
I’m eccentric. 
Its the first time I saw Naru in Pajama(nice color pajama)at least is not BLACK!hehehe
Im just wondering!when the Team Naru arrived there in the first place!Igarashi said that Suzuki is missing when she woke up at 7 am right?(ep 19)that same day or what? and the next thing I know that she’s dead!of course she’s now a ghost!so when Suzuki was being killed,that same day when Team Naru arrived is that so!I don’t know anymore!
*ThirteenSugars -I’ll Kill you,I’ll kill you!would you like to be my date as well?hek hek,hey I’m just kidding on what I said on Impz!nothing serious!believed me!but I did invite Impz before to my house,but he directly refused my offer!huh huh !sob sob!
*D.J – Naru’s twin brother?who’s that ?gezz your mind had gone too far!
*MadHatter – I agree with your theory!that maybe that Dr.Davis is also spying there ,for some reason I don’t know!
but I have a feeling that Dr.Davis (fake)has a big part in the next episodes!think about,why he’s there for?
~MadHatter~ I couldn’t help but chuckle about your comment of mine. I must apologize for misleading anyone who reads it. I didn’t mean to sound that Naru specifically assigned Lin to be with Mai. I forgot to add that it could’ve been vice versa too. That Naru would’ve assigned Bou-san and John to be with Mai and Lin to be with Yasuhara. I just pointed that out to back up my speculation, which somewhat agrees with LKK’s, that Naru probably figured the next person who might disappear could either be Yasuhara or Mai. And that either way, just to be safe, he wanted both of them to have enough exorcists’ help to protect them just in case something does happen. As for the rest that followed, they weren’t meant to be theories; more of just me building up support for the Mai x Naru love-love pairing. ^^
On a serious note, i must agree about your comment of Mai’s feelings for Naru being more than a crush though.
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~Ophive~ Definitely a female here. ^^ I’m just as curious as you are although I already have a hunch that most of the GH commentors, long or short posters, are female. ^^
~Briar~ I won’t argue anymore because I don’t want to shatter your fantasy of DreamNaru = RealNaru with the reality especially since I can see that you’re quite happy and adamant about it. Plus, I don’t wanna spoil. ^^
As for me, though it’s not the reality, I prefer my fantasy that DreamNaru is Naru’s dead twin brother visiting Mai because DreamNaru knows she is the ONLY girl who can get through Naru’s heart. I’d like to think that DreamNaru knows that there is an exceptional bond that connects Mai to his living twin brother. To me, it just makes Mai more special and I find that very romantic. ^^
And I must say, though you and I differ in our perspectives when it comes to DreamNaru, you’re doing a good job of preserving the purity and sanctity of the love of our beloved couple. You can be as eccentric as you like. ^^
As for tantalizing people, (chuckles) I wouldn’t have picked the nickname ThirteenSugars if it doesn’t reflect a little bit of my personality.
~Na2niet~ Huh? What? What? Why do you wanna kill me? I must warn you. You can try but you’ll only hurt yourself in the end. As for a date, I must apologize. Unfortunately, I do not swing in any direction but straight,
As for DJ’s mind, I have a feeling she hasn’t gotten too far. Her mind is just fine unlike mine as it seems to be beyond anyone’s reach, reveling every minute of sweet insanity.
As for Impz, how could you refuse Na2niet? Didn’t you know that every time a girl asks a guy out, she is sacrificing her pride on the altar of dignity? And to think she invited you to her house. I’m certain that to be turned down is quite ego-deflating. Tsk, tsk, tsk.
(lol of course I knew you were just being silly. I was only teasing with my comments. Although, please correct me if I’m wrong to assume you’re a girl.)
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I’m blushing to death ThirteenSugars!how could you!how could you!huh huh huh!I do loved the Naru x Mai pairing ideas,but Naru is such a boring guy!I like the character of Bou-san I do prefer Mai for him!he he!but I do love Yasuhara x madoka they’re very cute!
*ThirteenSugars!I can be a girl for you tsk! tsk!and Impz to tsk!I can be a man for D.J & MadHatter!
go Bou-san x Mai!!.. XD
yahoooo,I have one supporter!
*faei-thanks
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~Na2niet~ (rofwlmao) I must apologize if I’ve ever given the impression that I’m a guy. I’m pretty sure I’m a straight girl and not a guy/trap like Impz. ^^ I’m also quite certain DJ is a girl who has a hubby-sama, lucky her. As for Madhatter, I’m pretty sure too that that is a male character from Alice in Wonderland but GH commentor-MadHatter is…is…(Help me out here, would you, MadHatter? Lol ^^) But regardless of one’s gender, I’m afraid I’m not a date-able person as it would go against my plan of staying out of love’s way.
Anyway, I’m a Mai x Naru, Masako x Yasuhara, Ayako x Bou-san and Madoka x Lin-san supporter. ^^
Hmmm, I seem to have a knack for killing people by making them blush too much. Goodness! My sweetness can really be deadly.
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And correction, SaiMono 39 isn’t out yet. S^M was just trippin’ with us.
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< and > and = probably don’t work because the comment system doesn’t support escape html character checking.
And the previous Ghost Hunt post doesn’t have the most number of comments
I’m also a girl, and my hubby refuses to watch Ghost Hunt and SaiMono with me. He falls asleep on watching GH.
I so absolutely love Ghost Hunt! And I am all for MaixNaru!!!! 
I’m somewhat glad that I kinda read the manga, because I’m not so spooked out by the anime!! Else I’ll never be able to watch the anime all by myself!!!
We’ll have to make this GH post the most number of comments yet!
Awwwe, I’m flattered that Alkanphel is actually reading my comments too.
(lol)
hahaha, it has one of the highest post count if I am not mistaken, though the main two articles are naruto-related. Ghost Hunt entries are more consistent though, and you can blame Alkanphel for writing those naruto entries. I refuse to go in if I can.
Lol, most number of comments @_@ ???
Hah, it seems like only me and na2viet are males here, if I am not mistaken. That said, I have a few arguments with some deductions from some commentors. Yes, I realize that I cannot agree with it.
@13sugars: I cannot agree that Dr Davis is in fact Naru. If you think it in the fact that Lin is asked by a professor to take care of Naru, does it make sense for a professor (Davis) to protect another professor (Naru). If Naru is indeed a professor, the hint of having such a young teacher that is definitely not British (Madoka) and asking Lin to protect him makes no sense.
From the hints given about Dr Davis’s background, it is clear that he has strong powers of ESP as well as telekinesis. In that case, he should also have enough spiritual energy to repel spirits away. That will make Lin’s worry for Naru’s safety look queer, if Naru is so accomplished.
Hah, on a side issue, I guess there is another person out there who is staying away from love’s end. Meh, I prefer my money and job than love for now.
@ohpive?: Not sure if I am responding this question to ohpive or the wrong person, but the maid’s cries is pretty obvious. The reason why the maid is evoked the most is because she is slain very near the area that the mediation of spirits take place. I speculate that since maids (young women) are mostly the ones getting killed, the strong congregation of spirits have merged into one solid body, hence creating the invoking of a maid in the spirit form.
I mean, it has been repeated various times before about the maid massacre that has been confirmed this week.
@Manda: I got it mostly right? That’s amazing. I am bad at guessing usually, ahaha~
@Madhatter: You just reminded me that not all ghost hunters are as capable as Naru and his gang. I do wonder though about Igarashi’s ability. I mean, her assistant is used to evoke a simple way of ghost possession using text to write. I feel that she’s a charlatan of sorts, only able to carry out the weakest of abilities.
That said, I embarrassed myself earlier with my deduction of Ayako being fake, but it is clear she does have some form of ability, amidst weak compared to the rest.
There is actually something that disturbs me about the ability of Mai. To confirm it, the spirit that is felt by Mai is in fact the spirit of the maid right? Is it so or is it of Suzuki? I am a tad confused with it.
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(rofwlmao) I never would’ve thought that Na2niet is a male. I had the impression he is a girl because he somewhat writes like one. (Btw, that was not meant as an insult. But I’ve been laughing too much that I’m getting teary-eyed.
I forgot to add in my off-topic comment that if it is true that only 2 males are commnting actively here, though you may not count Impz (because you’re the blogger not because you’re a trap
), then it’s no wonder there’s so many ladies’ comments. We thrive to see what the opposite sex will say. Probably (lol j/k). 
@thirteensugars “1. In Mai’s nightmare, I assumed that she experienced how the maid died.”
I disagree. I think Mai’s nightmare was Suzuki’s death or possibly Minami’s assistant’s death. I don’t it was the maid’s death. However, when Mai was possessed in episode 20, that was one of the household maids.
@ impz “From the hints given about Dr Davis’s background, it is clear that he has strong powers of ESP as well as telekinesis. In that case, he should also have enough spiritual energy to repel spirits away. That will make Lin’s worry for Naru’s safety look queer, if Naru is so accomplished. ”
Yes, it’s true the Oliver Davis has strong powers of ESP as well as telekinesis. He has pscyhometry, the ability to read the past by touching objects. However, this power has no connection to repelling spirits. Nothing has been said or hinted about Davis’s ability to exorcise ghosts or to communicate with the dead. I would not assume that he can do that because there’s been no indication that he can.
@impz “There is actually something that disturbs me about the ability of Mai. To confirm it, the spirit that is felt by Mai is in fact the spirit of the maid right? Is it so or is it of Suzuki? I am a tad confused with it.”
Are you talking about Mai’s possession in episode 20? Or during her nightmare in episode 19? Like I said above, I think Mai’s nightmare in 19 was either Suzuki or Minami’s assistant. I think the incident in 20 was from the maid. (By the way, I think Mai’s very first vision — the body in the bathtub — was still another person. There are lots of ghost flitting around in this mansion. Urado has been killing people for nearly 100 years, you know.)