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Akiri Kimura was everything Suguru Niragi hated, but when she helps him after a particularly harsh round of bullying, he can't help but start to second-guess his line of thinking, especially after she puts her popularity status on the line by standing up for him. He can't control these feelings, but he can control how he acts on them. He can't let her become like him, a source of bullying, even if that means making her hate him.
Years later, they find themselves in the Borderland, where Niragi has changed, and Kimura no longer recognizes who he is.