Talk:Light Novel 2nd Year Volume 1/@comment-45200461-20200713182706

I'd really like a bittersweet ending for this series. One too happy would feel immature on the author's part, and a tragic one wouldn't fit with the general tone of the series.

I think there are three (general) options for what happens to Kiyotaka at the end of the story with a bittersweet conclusion in mind.

1. Kiyotaka doesn't merely go back to the White Room because it's his 'fate,' but because he embraces the idea of nurturing other people's talents. Maybe his father will develop morally, and allows Kiyotaka to live his own, personal life along with a professional one. This honestly feels more happy than bittersweet.

2. Kiyotaka ends up sacrificing his life for a cause (preserving the lives of his friends, or saving Advanced Nurturing High School). As a result, the students at the school decide to live a life of no regret, carrying on Kiyotaka's memory and dedication to a greater cause. Kiyotaka's father is crushed by his death, and integrates a more righteous, safe version of the White Room into Japanese society. All children have the same beginning (irrespective of who there parents are); everyone has the same resources so that there's more equality. I think this is what he really desires.

3. Kiyotaka injures his head in a fight, which results in permanent memory loss. His father no longer has any practical use for him, and thus gives up his idea of turning Kiyotaka into Prime Minister. However, he becomes heart broken over how his 'master piece' is lost, and therefore tries to restore Kiyotaka to at least a normal, healthy person. So he uses the Ayanokouji Group, Kiyotaka's enemies (Ryuune and others), and the love interests (Kei, Ichinose), and finally his 'student' (Horikita) to restore the memories of his time at Advanced Nurturing High School.