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This harshness is part of . She performs adulthood as a shield. By rejecting the vulnerability required for genuine intimacy, she protects herself from the kind of devastation that destroyed her own idol career. Her work, therefore, is a sustained performance of cynicism. Every time she pushes Haruki away with a sharp comment, she is still working—working to maintain the illusion that she doesn’t care. chitose saegusa work