I think I know who the third victim was, I don't know if anyone has said this before because I left the manga brew for about 30 chapters before coming back now.
So my theory is based on: 1. Yuka's lie 2. The third victim being a murder, but with administrators implying it wasn't a direct one 3. Sawaragi senior and Tenji calling it a tragedy 4. Yuuichi saying it was entirely for selfish reasons and wanting to unhear Yuka's secret
I think the lie Yuka told her friends was the only thing we really know about her, that she was unable to have children. She was pregnant at the time of her death, so the baby died before they were born. This makes it an indirect murder, since the victim died indirecly because their mother was killed and because they didn't get to be fully alive, therefore making it a "doubtful" murder. Yuuichi wanted her to be his family, to be her only son, and was about to be "replaced", he was already feeling betrayed and now doubly so. He'd have prefered not knowing this. This is already a tragedy, but we can take it further. Why would Yuka, who could barely maintein herself, go for a random adoption? Because Yuuichi was probably her biological son. Double tragedy, as that would mean that the mom he killed was his "real" mom, and the baby was his sibling. Detective Sawaragi would know this thanks to the autopsy. Yuuichi was a kid and did on impulse, so regret drove him to try to be a better person and maybe even see the kids of her mother's friends as a compensation to protect instead of the younger sibling.
I think I know who the third victim was, I don't know if anyone has said this before because I left the manga brew for about 30 chapters before coming back now.
So my theory is based on: 1. Yuka's lie 2. The third victim being a murder, but with administrators implying it wasn't a direct one 3. Sawaragi senior and Tenji calling it a tragedy 4. Yuuichi saying it was entirely for selfish reasons and wanting to unhear Yuka's secret
I think the lie Yuka told her friends was the only thing we really know about her, that she was unable to have children. She was pregnant at the time of her death, so the baby died before they were born. This makes it an indirect murder, since the victim died indirecly because their mother was killed and because they didn't get to be fully alive, therefore making it a "doubtful" murder. Yuuichi wanted her to be his family, to be her only son, and was about to be "replaced", he was already feeling betrayed and now doubly so. He'd have prefered not knowing this. This is already a tragedy, but we can take it further. Why would Yuka, who could barely maintein herself, go for a random adoption? Because Yuuichi was probably her biological son. Double tragedy, as that would mean that the mom he killed was his "real" mom, and the baby was his sibling. Detective Sawaragi would know this thanks to the autopsy. Yuuichi was a kid and did on impulse, so regret drove him to try to be a better person and maybe even see the kids of her mother's friends as a compensation to protect instead of the younger sibling.
Sorry it was so long, thoughts?