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Originally Posted by DemiSoda

Spoiler for Sharin no Kuni Houzuki's character:

I was wondering why Houzuki decided to get rid of his "badge" at the end of the Himawari Shoujo. Houzuki's failure in rehabilitating Mina was the cause to why he is the personality he is in Himawari no Shoujo. Heck we see this happening to Ken in the bad end of Natsumi/Ririko route - Ken fails to save Natsumi causing him to become pretty much the carbon copy of a Special High Class Individual Houzuki is. But when Ken manages to "defeat" Houzuki by the end of Himawari Shoujo, Houzuki was so moved to the point it seemed to be implied he went "Fuck this" and flinged his badge off. Afterall, Ken managed to do what Houzuki could not, so in that regard, Ken the pupil has surpassed his teacher Houzuki. The fandisc had me moved by Houzuki's unfortunate but inevitable personality shift.

Spoiler for Houzuki:

I didn't even know it was his badge that he threw away. But I did have an idea that it was something precious to him or something detaining him. So during Houzuki's chapter, we basically experience the same thing he did to Ken with doubt that every movement you do is being monitored. While at the same time you developing a love interest will eventually lead to her dying and you become an emotionless political mastermind. But that ending just left me screaming "You can do it Houzuki!" Especially with guns pointed at him from all around.