CHAPTER 07 . A FRIEND IN NEED
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atmospheric Conversion Center (exterior)
Despite Griffin's orders not to get involved, Konoko leaves on her own to track down Shinatama at an Atmospheric Conversion Center. Meanwhile, Shinatama is being tortured by Muro, either for information or out of pure sadism (or both). Konoko ventures deeper into the facility.
Added value
Much speculation centers around whether Muro is trying to learn something from Shinatama by way of her neural link, and whether that's even possible, or whether he is simply torturing her for fun. Arguably, it is unlikely that Muro went through so much trouble in the last Chapter just to torture an android. But if we follow the theory that he wants her for Konoko-bait, then we could ask ourselves, why torture the bait? To anger Konoko? Keep in mind that although Konoko knows nothing, Muro knows all about the Chrysalis, including, no doubt, that the host influences the ultimate development of their Chrysalis. Is he trying to turn Konoko to the dark side with anger so she'll join him in his scheme? There's food for thought here, to be sure.