"Wow!!! So cool! I'm so cool!!!"
At St. Freya Girls' School, Kiana leaped to her feet, her eyes already turned into little stars as excitement surged through her.
In Kiana's eyes, the version of herself in the Light Screen footage was genuinely cool. The brand-new look, the gorgeous white outfit, the crimson greatsword, and that stylish high ponytail...
Most importantly, that mature, composed aura struck right at Kiana's fantasy of her future self. It was the image she had dreamed of becoming when she grew up!
In fact, Kiana was not the only one. Many people thought this version of Kiana not only had a fresh and beautiful new appearance, but was also incredibly cool.
Her neat high ponytail, mature and stern appearance, and stance with a greatsword in hand made the Kiana in the Light Screen footage look every bit like a battle-hardened warrior.
That mature and steady presence gave people an overwhelming sense of reassurance, as if any enemy could be defeated so long as she was there.
It could be said that she completely outclassed her former loud and excitable self, and even the Kiana from Sky Dome City shown in the Light Screen's flashback scenes.
The Kiana of Sky Dome City bore an immense burden and was serious all the time, but in truth, she had taken on too much and was pressuring herself relentlessly—a tragic girl who could have been crushed by that immense pressure at any moment.
Yet the Kiana now shown in the Light Screen gave the impression that, after experiencing just as much, she had already become capable of facing anything head-on. Nothing could break her anymore. She had undergone a complete transformation and become a true super-soldier tempered through hardship.
It was precisely because this Kiana was so distinctive that her