The "and bitter" line. Worst part of that whole situation for Kogasa.
Caterpillars Become Butterflies Namushi Chō to Naru, one of the "72 climates" of the solar year. This one corresponds to about Mar. 15-Mar. 19, equating mid-spring with caterpillars becoming butterflies—specifically, cabbageworms becoming small cabbage white butterflies.Gross!But humans are the same way.A man passing through told me about it.Sure is a mystery how a naughty-tentacle-like creature like that turns into a beautiful butterfly.BoinnnngApparently, inside the pupa, the flesh dissolves and goes all goopy.I like hornworms too, y'know?ShouIt's spring, time to grow out of a pupa and become a butterfly!FlumpAnd bitter.Kogasa."See? Here's baby material." And there was this white, goopy liquid—MuIt's also the season for girls to wing their way towards womanhood...! "Girl" is written as "butterfly".Into the other room.Don't they seem kind of charming?You bring that up now?Grab