I keep looking at Luluka's reaction to her partner returning...
That is not the face of someone happy of their partner's return. Her eyebrow is downward. Her pupils got smaller. Her face grows to a bigger shock!
She even turns away her face after Mikuru says her partner's name (Crunchyroll doesn't allow me to disable subtitles so I edited out the name lol). As if to not wanting to see her. Her body language speaks in a manner where she is not happy in the slightest.
Even Mashutan isn't celebrating. Heck, earlier in the ep it felt like she tried to warn something regarding her, not trying to tell who she is!
Last week I wrote about how I felt Luluka might not be happy with Eclair returning, of her being afraid of her partner being in danger again. I feel like these scenes further enhances that theory.
Then, why is she trying to retrieve Eclair's Makoto Jewel? Simple: to protect her partner even further.
One thing that's been bothering me is how simple the plan to reignite Eclair's memories is. Luluka has been shown to be incredibly smart, as expected of a former Star Detective, so there is no way in hell she wouldn't come up with the same plan. So, until next ep tells us more, I'm even more convinced Luluka didn't want her partner to return, for it would bring her in danger again. Which would just say that Luluka cares deeply about Eclair.
Before anyone says there's no way Precure would do such a plot: Hirogaru Sky had Sora be afraid of Mashiro becoming a Precure since it would bring her in danger. Heck, Meitantei Precure is the first series to make a Precure part of the villain group. I would say they absolutely can go this route. They've already shown they dare to tell a more deeper plot than usual. So, I'm curious to see how far they'll go.
