WARNING: Spoilers from recent chapters. Hat-lady Poll

[Akako]

Who do you think the Okiya's accomplice is? I chose Yukiko Kudo.

Do you have another other suggestions of existing characters which I can add to the options?

[AICHAN]

I voted for Yukiko^^
Some people think she could be Elena,if she's alive,so maybe you could add that choice...

[Eclipse]

I voted Elena Miyano, not because I really think it's her but because I'd like if it was her ^^

[mangaluva]

I say it's Sonoci.

[Mr. Flix]

I say it's Sonoci.

^This

[User 4869]

At first I read Sonoko and go WTF. But Sonoci make sense though.

[Kleene Onigiri]

I say it's Sonoci.

Strangely someone also voted "Okiya's middle aged mother after plastic surgery - 1 (5%)" :V *flees*

[akki07]

Voted for Elena Miyano, by excluding some out-of-question choices:

1)Kinoshita is a character from filler, so do not expect her to play big role in the main plot
2)Eri Kisaki has never entered into contact with any BO related stories, so making her appear into BO thread just now while being a character who appeared so early in the manga would be ... not aoyama style
3)New characters. Introducing new characters with big role to be played into the storyline when it has just reached its climax is ways out of aoyama style (and not only aoyama's: would be non-sense move by most authors)
4)Okiya Mother. Same goes for her, never appeared before, do not expect such important role to be played by new character...




That said, the other options are not correct to my personal prediction (but still, they have high chance of being the One we're talking about).

1)Kir is not on my list because she has nothing to do with Sherry/Haibara - BO storyline, so making Kir appear now is somehow out of contest.
2)Yukiko Kudo. Personally i thought about that in the first place, but i can't really think of someone with Yukiko attitude to be that one. Besides, if we suppose Yukiko is that woman, then Okiya should be most likely Akai... but wth, how did Akai & Yukiko end up plotting along? they never met before, according to the main storyline
3)Vermouth. She could be the one, provided Okiya is not Akai but Bourbon. But the reaction Scar Akai had with Sera makes me believe he's not the real Akai, because such action would reveal himself as alive in public while playing the part of being killed in Kir's plot. Scar Akai is most likely Vermouth in disguise to me (with Amuro being Bourbon)...


According to my own guesses, Elena is much more likely to be the hat-lady by exclusion (not to mention this would be a big turning point in the whole Sherry/BO storyline, and so much exciting development).

Hat lady = Elena, Okiya = Akai, Scar Akai = Vermouth, Amuro = Bourbon: that's what i personally expect (and  hope) would happen next =)



Please leave your comments as well, to compare everyone's idea on DC BO-storyline climax ^.^

[Akonyl]

my logic says Yukiko

but my heart wants it to be Fusae because that'd be awesome.

[sonoci]

I say it's Sonoci.

Strangely someone also voted "Okiya's middle aged mother after plastic surgery - 1 (5%)" :V *flees*

Oi!  *chases after*

my logic says Yukiko

but my heart wants it to be Fusae because that'd be awesome.

This actually is the way I sort of feel. It'd be cool for it to be Fusae, but I wouldn't be looking forward to the explanation, as it'd take a lot to convince me that it's her (in a believable fashion, I mean)

[GinRei]

It'd be cool for it to be Fusae, but I wouldn't be looking forward to the explanation, as it'd take a lot to convince me that it's her (in a believable fashion, I mean)

Bored rich lady isn't good enough for you?   

That said, I could be snarky and say the answer is Vermouth if you only read the poll and not the post associated with it.  After all, Scarkai is wearing a dashing fedora, which is a hat, and assuming it is Vermouth, would also be a lady.

[PT]

Went Yukiko.

Fusae - I really, really don't think it's her because that seems really weird to bring back a character that wasn't super important to begin with anyway and has been around in forever, and have her suddenly be important to the plot. Stop already has permission to say "I told you so" if I'm wrong about this.

Vermouth - that's what Gosho wants us to think, so not her.

Kir - it'd be way too dangerous for that to be Kir. She's under strict surveillance by the BO and if they found out she's hanging out with not-dead-Akai (because nothing will convince me that Okiya is someone else), she'd be dead the instant the BO notices.

Eri - Makes absolutely no sense for her to suddenly be involved in plot-related stuff.

New character (BO/FBI/CIA/other) - The fact that she's a mystery lady at all be would completely ruined and disappointing if it's not someone we already know, so I'm ruling this out on the grounds of "this would really suck"

Okiya's mother - would be a new character, so see above.

Elena - this would actually be a pretty cool resolution to the mystery lady, but I doubt it'll happen.

/my two cents

Also:

That said, I could be snarky and say the answer is Vermouth if you only read the poll and not the post associated with it.  After all, Scarkai is wearing a dashing fedora, which is a hat, and assuming it is Vermouth, would also be a lady.

I lol'd. *high-fives*

[sstimson]

As this is opinion after all

Hat lady = Okiya's Friend, Okiya = Okiya, Scar Akai = Akai, Amuro = Amuro

[Kor]

As this is opinion after all

Hat lady = Okiya's Friend, Okiya = Okiya, Scar Akai = Akai, Amuro = Amuro

Aha, and Bourbon?

[sstimson]

As this is opinion after all

Hat lady = Okiya's Friend, Okiya = Okiya, Scar Akai = Akai, Amuro = Amuro

Aha, and Bourbon?

= the drink that Okiya might drink, and if I remember Jodie and James Black bought.

A word to play on Gosho's fourth wall, like a cliffhanger. Something that is used but will never be resolved to keep them coming back for more.