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Lila seems to be one of those characters whose absolute confidence makes it so that their beauty transcends gender, so whatever pronoun is used for them doesn’t matter as long as they’re acknowledged as beautiful. Yeah it’s obvious they’re biologically male, but like, the author doesn’t bring that much attention to it cause it ultimately doesn’t matter? Lila is still Ash’s bestie whom they can be freaky to each other with lol
Maybe I am crazy, but I have a theory that Lila is actually a man. My reasoning is:
1. In one panel when Ash first went back to the capital, he groped her at the crotch when she mentioned something about her real self being an entire mystery. I read it as Lila wanting to be a beautiful woman, and Ash trying to contradict her by showing that she actually has a "bulge" there. Otherwise I found it weird that Ash would grope a woman. Also, her friend Charite also didn't do anything when Ash groped her. I think she also knows that Lila is actually a man (maybe that's the start of her fujoshi days).
2. Lila's impractical clothes. Her clothes barely cover her nipples. You can also see clearly that she wears nothing underneath. I highly doubt any woman would dare to wear clothes like that outside, no matter how sexy she wants to be. But if we consider that she is actually a man, it kinda make sense. That's why she doesn't feel much shame in showing her bare upper body.
3. Her body. If she is a woman, she is really, really flat. You can see that she has no breast at all. Ash might actually be bigger than her. You can also see in some panels that she might have a rather well-defined chest and maybe even abs. You can see a line running from her navel upwards that seems to imply them.
I know that maybe I am just crazy and reading too much into it, but the chapter 14 where Ash groped her crotch really feels weird if she is a girl. Why would he do that?