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Originally Posted by Klashikari
What an irony, it is almost as if the fandom has taken the role of Bern, despite she isn't really popular among them.
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I wonder what Bern's role was in the story, myself. Was she the One Sane Woman in a world of make-believe dolts, or would she have taken the fantasy side if the truth was more benevolent? If Bern was simply a sadistic version of Battler, twisting the story so that she could enjoy it, this would be a very clever observation. Since it's exactly what every critical reader of a work would do, given the chance... and I suppose it's what we're trying to do.
(But, hey, allow me to state Bern, Beatrice and Kinzo are my favorite characters.)