Eternal Beauty

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Miyabi had one wish she wanted to come true. With Harumasa by her side, she decides to make it happen. She can only hope the stars would carry her wish.

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As more time went by, Harumasa wondered if he truly deserved his place in Section 6. He knew Miyabi had said she chose him because he was the most qualified, but he wondered if that was really true. Did he really belong there with them?

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For Miyabi, Harumasa was more valuable than anything. She loved everything about him. In her eyes, his smile could light up the night sky. It would always be something she treasured.

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Harumasa was the one to invite her out. Miyabi had only accepted the invitation. For her, it was all she could do to spend more time with him. After all, time was trickling away and vanishing like the bright lights in the sky.

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As her relationship with Harumasa develops, Miyabi writes some letters to her mother to share the news.

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Hollow operations were familiar routines for Section 6, but Miyabi wasn't used to going into a hollow without Harumasa there. She wished he could be there with her.

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Harumasa never thought it was possible for someone like him, yet this was happening. He really wonders how he had been so lucky as to end up with Hoshimi Miyabi, but maybe that did not really matter.

Alright! I am back to talk about Harumasa once more! Why? Because I love this man a lot.

As the title says, this is about Harumasa's self worth. I'll be mentioning some of his trust events here of course.

Some warnings for mention of suicide attempt.

So I saw a few posts saying it wouldn't be fair for Harumasa to be in a relationship with someone because it would hurt them when he does. But that is completely wrong to say. He is just as deserving as anyone else is to be able to have a relationship.

And saying that he shouldn't be in one because of his illness? That is unfair to him. Yes it would hurt the other person when he does die, but it doesn't mean he shouldn't be allowed to pursue a relationship. Harumasa likely already believes that he doesn't deserve to have relationships with people and having people keep a distance from him would only affirm the belief. And having people leave because of his illness only adds more to his belief that it is his fault people leave him.

Spoilers for his Agent Story: A Name Written in Water (of course) and other events

Another thing I remember is something that happens during Harumasa's agent story, A Name Written in Water. When the proxy threatens to break their partnership with him after hearing Kirishima say "Oh, you're deteriorating rapidly... Looks like luck is on my side."

Harumasa immediately caves and tells them what he had chosen to do because in that moment, it felt like they could leave him and he was afraid of that. He knew they were concerned when he told them he had given his spinal fluid to protect the kids because he could tell they were not in good condition. And he dismisses the proxy's concern with "It's fine. The dose was small enough not to cause any serious side effects. Besides, my tolerance is different from theirs. My body… is used to this kind of strain."

He cares about other people a bit more than he does himself. He had grown up in a place that taught him he was less than others because of his condition. He doesn't see himself as important compared to other people. Compared to others, he believes he doesn't really have loved ones to return to, but he is wrong. Harumasa has the proxies and Section 6. After learning everything, they accepted him for who he is and chose to stay with him.

Of course, Harumasa had to ask them to continue to treat him as they have before. He doesn't want to be pitied for his illness, and they respect his wishes after a little. Section 6 shows their care for him in little ways. Like during the food event, Miyabi got him some bitter melon juice. She knows he likes bitter things, so she got him something that was bitter and could help with his health.

She is showing her care for him in her own way. Just like how Yanagi is making sure he still has his job in order to have enough to make a living. After all, he would need money in order to afford all of his medications that he needs.

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Totally not doing this because of the mischaracterization posts I have seen about him.

Alright lets talk about Asaba Harumasa, our favorite archer from Hollow Special Operations Section 6. To be honest, he is my favorite character in ZZZ. His agent story really sold him for me.

What we had learned was that Harumasa was abandoned in a hospital by his parents after his diagnosis of Ether Aptitude Regression Syndrome. We don't know why his parents did that or if they are still alive, but the event had an impact on him. He may not have remembered them very well, but the fact that they abandoned him stuck with him.

Then he met his master. For Harumasa, his master became a father figure who taught him many things. Thanks to his master, he learned how to wield a bow, use a sword, and how to survive. However, Harumasa also notes that he realized his master was one of the people behind the development of the ether aptitude booster drug. Despite that, he still loved his master.

When his master had told him he was leaving, Harumasa's first instinct was to ask "Master… Are you leaving? Just like mom and dad… Did I do something wrong?" The first thought he has is that this is somehow his fault. I think having someone he loves leave him had caused abandonment issues for him, and this was a factor in how he started to present himself to others as he grew up.

Putting on the act of the joking slacker could result in people choosing to keep a distance because they are annoyed with that kind of behavior from him. But his act was also to hide his illness from the people around him. After all, Harumasa doesn't want to be pitied for his illness. He wants people to treat him like a normal person.

But he may have trouble seeing himself as a person. In his character demo, he sees his reflection as the Thanatos ethereal. He also images the people around him calling him a monster. It is likely Harumasa sees himself as a monster because of his illness, and he fears that the people around him will see the same.

I think he is the kind of person who tries to keep people at a distance to avoid the pain of being abandoned again. But at the same time, he yearns for companionship because he doesn't want to be alone either. This is actually something people can experience, and it does make it difficult for people to establish long standing relationships.

Harumasa experienced abandonment and is afraid of it happening again, but he is making some efforts to know other people. If you forget to show up to hangouts with him, he says things like:

He quickly says he forgives the proxy because he doesn't want to come across as clingy. He is also afraid the clinginess will just push the proxy away. So he tries to sound like he is fine with them not showing up to see him.

The two experiences he had with abandonment greatly impacted his life. Harumasa is afraid of growing close to people, but he is also afraid of being left alone. It is partly why he doesn't want people to know about his illness too. He thinks that once people find out, they would leave him to. And much to his relief, Section 6 accepts him despite it all.

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