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In the aftermath of the battle with Kuuya, Kuuya's mind regresses to a child
too, as Sakuya explains

> To go back to a time when she had no worries

Hakuro blames himself as he had transformed, and when he approached her she
was screaming and clawing out of her Mecha. However, throughout the story
Hakuro blames himself when he is able to help people close to him. And before
Kuuya regressed, not only was Genjimaru killed, but Dii also attacked her,
leaving her Mecha badly damaged.

I am wondering if it was really Hakuro being transformed that caused Kuuya to
regress (out of fear) or if it were other factors that had occurred at that
time.


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Was Kuuya's regression caused by Hakuro?


My best guess would be the preceding events before Hakuoro's transformation.
I'm going to go with the game's depiction of the scene for the most part.

The game shows more happening to Kuuya mostly due to the fact that she's awake
through the whole event, rather than lying there unconscious which the anime
shows. She learns of Hien and Hauenkua's betrayal and their allegiance with
Dii, causing her to attack them after Dii kills Genjimaru. What the anime
doesn't show is that she's still in her Avu Kamuu during the time of the
attack, rather than having it damaged beyond repair during her fight with
Hakuoro. Also, she is attacked directly by Hauenkua and Dii (in his
transformed state)

Before she sees what's left of Genji, Hakuoro, in his transformed state, tries
to console her and make her calm down. However, seeing what Dii was at the
time and Hakuoro directly mimicking his appearance, Kuuya screams at him to
get away, thinking that he's the same one who attacked her. She tries to
escape by falling out of the Avu Kamuu, but unfortunately ends up landing
right next to the remains of Genji, finally realizing what happened.

To bring up the anime, Kuuya sees what happens to Genji, causing her to react
the same way. While she does see Hakuoro fighting in his transformed state it
isn't as overt as the game's depiction of the same scene and that she doesn't
see most of it. I think the biggest impact on her was Genji being murdered
right in front of her.

So, I think while Hakuoro may have had some hand at it, it was more of a
combination of events. Hope this helps!


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