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This breakup reads as frustrating, but it also makes sense once you remember they are still minors. At 16 or 17 the depth of feeling can be overwhelming, yet the ability to manage real-life burdens simply hasn’t developed. and this chapter captures the truth of how fragile young love really is. feelings burn bright but the weight of real life presses down harder than either heart can hold. Ichimura’s decision feels cruel in its finality, but in truth it’s the reflex of a boy who doesn’t yet know how to let someone share his pain. it comes from a place of fear and inexperience, the instinct to push someone away rather than risk letting them carry a burden that feels unbearable. He never gave Yoi the chance to decide with him, and that silence speaks louder than any declaration. Yoi, in contrast, had finally learned to step out of her shell and be honest with her heart, ready to reach for something lasting even if distance stood in the way. To watch that growth meet a wall of avoidance is what makes the breakup feel so hollow. In the end she returns to being the Prince once more, distant and admired, as if nothing happened. And maybe that is the most realistic part of all: teenage love rarely ends in dramatic betrayal, but in quiet retreat, where sincerity collides with immaturity, It isn’t that the love was lacking, only that youth couldn’t bear its weight.