In the summer of 1992, Lifen abruptly leaves Taiwan to study abroad in Japan. Although feeling empowered in a new and exciting environment, Lifen struggles against those that personally oppose her...

***REALLY LONG NON SPOILERY WARNINGS ABOUT THIS CHAPTER BUT DONT READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TOO MUCH INFO GIVEN AWAY***

As a non-spoilerish warning; emotionally speaking, this chapter is gonna be pretty rough. Judging from the end of chapter 6, something not so great happens (UUHMM WE MEET THE VILLAIN SORTA COUGH COUGH) and it’s just kinda a rollercoaster with some glimmers of satisfaction. If you need some specifics, there's some violence at the end, racism, transphobia, a few uncomfortable words that are thrown around the end as well.

Lifen is the focus of this chapter, and around the time she settled into Japanese life, she was beginning to transition, although during the beginning, the characters were unaware of her identity until later on. As a warning to readers, unfortunately characters will refer to her with incorrect pronouns up until a certain point in the story. I apologize if that aspect + the flashback feels unnecessary to some degree, but as the comic goes on, there's a certain situation that occurs during the moment of her budding identity which is crucial to tell. Additionally, I always felt like Lifen deserved an arc of her own, and unfortunately, I wouldn't be able to do it in the canon timeline. I think a chapter like this really helps flesh her out more, and I’m so excited to show everyone why I love her so much and how important she is to the story. I hope you enjoy her development and her plight to embrace who she truly is! (/end long ramble LOL SORRY FOR THIS LENGTH PLS ENJOY THIS CHAPTER)