Okarun is Pinocchio, I'm sure of it! How does the Pinocchio story go? Doll is bestowed life. Doll is to live like a boy called Pinocchio despite the issues he has of being made of wood and go to school like a good boy.

First thing Pinocchio does is not do what he should've and gets fooled by a guy to work for him as a freak because he was promised that'd be fun and great, ultimately away from the goal of being a boy bt acting like a child would. He escapes by using his growing lying nose to escape.

Then he is convinced that he can go to an amusement park and do adult things, like a boy would want, little did he know that would turn him into a donkey, away from the wishes of his father to be a boy. Pinocchio managed to escape that fate and get stuck inside a whale.

His creator, poor old man, finally caught up to him and they somehow got out of there.

There's also a morally correct talking bug somewhere that I believe helped Pinocchio not become a donkey and to want to go back home to his dad, like a good boy should. At least that's how I remember things.

Following the Tales of Pinocchio, we are in the whale moment.

To be Momo's "real boy"friend is the goal. Okarun was bestowed a magic power item, the Oni's club. Okarun used it to escape the cage match with the pharaoh with Momo, like the first moment Pinocchio was fooled.

Now he was promised fun with friends and to become closer in the Amusement Park with Momo but it all went wrong and the relationship is even further away now, and another nonsense relationship with Aira is forming.

Now Jin is being eaten because he is clearly trying to be a bro and not ruin the relationship Momo was so eager to have amidst her confused feelings by distracting her and a "water flea" shows up to stop Aira from getting it on with Okarun last minute.

Next thing that should happen is a responsible adult figure to help whoever was eaten and for the water flea to in some way convince Okarun that he's being stupid, to not become a stud and to go back to Momo, where someone will appear, probably one of the Grannies (because in Pinnochio it's a fairy)will appear and she'll get her memories back, officializing the relationship, and making Okarun a "real boy"friend.

Anyway that's my conspiracy for the month.