The main character of the manga. She reminds me of a girl from my class: incredibly clever, athletic, and popular, yet lacking that irritating, self-conscious snobbiness. Anyway, Nakki was raised by her grandparents. Her parents left her with them at a very young age because they could not cope with raising twins, especially since one of them (Mari, Nakki's sister) required around-the-clock care. Over time, they simply left her in the countryside with her grandparents until a doctor told them that Mari might only live to be twenty and that it would be best to have her whole family around her. Personally, I always thought this attitude was rather cruel; putting one child's needs ahead of the other for so long seemed equivalent to throwing them away for life. Nor are they doing this for financial reasons, as the Kitashiro family is wealthy beyond belief. However, unlike petty old me, Nakki was ready to forgive her parents' actions. I think deep down she might have felt guilty for being so gifted and healthy while her sister was so sickly.
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