The evening breeze slipped through the window, stirring the thin curtains of the wooden cabin. Carrying the fresh scent of mountain greenery, it dispersed the faint herbal fragrance inside.
Enjoying a rare stretch of downtime, Li Xiang lounged on the soft bed beside the window. She tapped the glowing screen with a fingertip and opened the Anime Forum, which she had not browsed in ages.
The moment the screen unfolded, densely packed threads piled up, refreshing nonstop. The entire page buzzed with discussions of the latest episode.
"A leap out of the sulfuric acid death trap."
After the scene of her gently comforting Senku aired, discussion of the entire series skyrocketed.
The forum was bustling. Countless viewers' reactions, analysis posts, and ramblings flooded in, filling every inch of the page.
Heh heh heh, who knew I was so charming? Hehehe.
Li Xiang gently swiped across the screen, casually looking for an appealing thread. Her gaze skimmed the lively discussions before settling on an extremely popular featured analysis post.
The title was simple and direct, voicing a question countless viewers shared.
[Can someone unpack the doctor's final line, "I'm someone just like you"? How much was she leaving unsaid?]
She opened the thread. Pinned at the top was a long comment with over ten thousand likes from a user named Little Li Ignores You. Every point was well reasoned, putting countless viewers' feelings into words.
[Everyone who's watched this far knows our protagonist, Senku Ishigami. But the longer I watch, the more convinced I am that Li Xiang has been the true female lead all along!
And I don't mean romantically. Shippers, enjoy yourselves in your own corner, though I do think they're pretty shippable... Wait, I'm getting off topic!
Everyone in this series relies on Senku. Li Xiang alone has