(Kiyoko’s perspective)

Am I fortunate or am I misfortunate?

Sometimes I asked myself these over and over again these silly questions.

I was born into a wealthy family in Ren. Treated with care and was able to get all the material things I wanted at birth. However, at a young age, I find out that material things weren’t the joy of this world. The praise and expectations are what I desire.

What kind of kid wanted to be pressured by the adults around her? You might be wondering. To our family, expectation means everything. Expectation means you have value. If you have value your life was its meaning.

I grew up jealous of my siblings. All of them are parsed and expected to be great in the far future. They’re all great at their field. And the one I hate the most was the other child in the same age as me… Her name was Kisara.

Kisara was the daughter of my father’s other wife. (That’s how everyone knows before). She has been praised for being more good-looking than me. She is praised f