Readers who had followed the story from the beginning knew very well what kind of girl Kiana was. She might have been reckless, perhaps even an idiot, but in everyone's eyes, she had always been the kind of girl who could brush anything off and step forward when others were in despair.
A girl who gave others courage and gave those around her hope.
And yet, one day... such a girl would be driven to despair so deep that she attempted suicide?
If someone had said so before this, probably not a single person would have believed it!
But it was precisely this contrast, this choice that Kiana should never have made, that shocked nearly everyone.
And, just as much, it hurt...
"Kiana is an idiot!"
At that moment, in the real world, Bronya, Seele, and Fu Hua were also sitting in front of the computer with Kiana, reading the manga.
Seeing this scene, Bronya was the first to complain. Although she had long known about all this, she still could not help saying it to Kiana beside her.
"..."
Kiana did not answer. Looking at herself in the manga... she was not surprised at all.
She was nowhere near as strong as everyone imagined. She had weaknesses too. After reading Final Lesson and learning about those things, she had also considered ending her own life.
If she could not change the future, if she was destined to be controlled by the Herrscher of the Void, and Himeko would sacrifice herself because of her, then she would rather die herself.
But Fu Hua's matter had made her hesitate.
In the original future, Fu Hua had actually bound her consciousness to Kiana's in order to protect her, watching over her all along. Yet Kiana had held a grudge over what Fu