“No one has ever matched you,” Astrid had told her. At the time, all she had said was that it was Katrina’s turn to shine. And yes, it was. But what about her? Had she really spent enough breakfasts with Astrid? Had she really spent enough lessons with Katrina? Had she really spent enough nights with Lan? Yes, it was time for her student to live, but … Oh, Satomi … how sad, how selfish, to feel that your song is ending just as you are remembering how to sing. Shizuka glanced around her room. It really was empty, wasn’t it? The Queen of Hell reached for her violin.
Weirdly, I don't feel at all sorry for a character who is so selfish that she has killed six people for her own ends.
