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: The chapter is noted for being "heart-wrenching," as it forces the reader to empathize with a character they have grown to despise.

: Readers see a child who wasn't always "broken," making her eventual transformation into a "villain" feel more like a tragic inevitability than a choice.

Coming off the heels of , "The Day Before the Storm," this chapter fulfills the "storm" by shattering the illusion that anyone in the town could ever truly escape their past.

: The "Festival" serves as a backdrop for what should be a formative, happy memory, but in this series, it usually signals a precursor to trauma. The Origins of the Abyss

: Some readers interpret her behavior in these flashbacks as her first attempts at manipulating others to fall into the abyss with her, a trait she perfected by the time she had Reiji. Structural Role in the Series