Then again, it could've been worse.

The first choice for my name...

was Kirari.

Apparently, my mother wanted a girl.

She was trying to raise me into a woman by giving me a cute name. Isn't that scary...?

But I was actually pretty cute back then.

I looked like a child actor.

I got used to my parents keeping my hair long as a kid...

But... people grow up.

As time passed, that impression began to disappear...

As I got older, my parents and the people around me became less friendly...

And now, here I am... No trace of my former good looks remains.

I feel really sorry for you, but I don't know what to say.

By the way, my father wanted to give me a more normal name, so he played rock-paper-scissors for it with my mother.

It seems my father won because Haruka is relatively better.

Did your parents think raising kids is a game?

I shudder to think that if the old lady won, I'd be Kirari the virgin corpse disposer by now.

No matter what the name is, it's still disturbing.

Anyway, you're eating too many, Azu.

They're so good, I'm hooked.