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Not gonna lie, I think people lock on to the stubbornness more than what it is usually based on : Deep Self Hate.

I think the most interesting part about Lilja is just how much she dislikes her current talentless self. She practices like crazy not because it is fun like Hiro thinks but because she it's the minimum and her body should suffer at least that much to get better.

This reflects really well with her Otaku side as I do feel like a lot of Otaku can relate to thinking of themselves as failures and being open with their hobby relates due to the common perception of Otaku.

Of course, the most obvious part is how she doesn't mind people shitting on her but does go ballistic when Her P is insulted. She didn't hate Shion's words but she hated that she wasn't strong enough to make her take them back.

NIA is a bit funny as there are clear red flags about Liljas reasons for overworking but the solution is to rely on others. However, the self-hate itself isn't addressed. If they try to set up a unit like in Sumika's, I can see the Lilja overworking coming back being the big issue.