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I love this Walking Bird > Flying Bird > Migrating Bird arc. Ishiguro initially misleads the reader about who the bird is but the arc being Kon's journey is cute. The Walking Bird is Kon finding some happiness from getting a friend. Flying Bird is Kon growing up a little by learning to be independent from Hotori. And Migrating Bird is Kon moving away to make a new life without Hotori's help. Kon's "Because of you I really enjoyed high school" really shows how much influence Hotori had on her since they only met a few months before she graduated, yet Kon managed to go from a loner for 2 years to singing on stage and having classmates she could go to karaoke with. I love the little callbacks like Kon saying she can't speak English and Hotori asking if she's a bother. It's one of my favorite arcs of the manga.