Just wanted to chime in Mia and let you know I really enjoyed Academy B. Following along with Bala and how she was being broken felt so real and that ending was such a punch in the gut for poor Bala. She was certainly a character I connected with a lot more then Ai and I think that really made this one shine on a personal level for me.
Seeing her help Ai and then for Ai to use it as a "gotcha" moment on the academy just left me so angry at Ai. Bala losing her good ending only for it to be feel meaningless in her eyes was soul crushing and I really felt for her in that moment. The idea of being tricked into helping someone as they tug on your moral compass only for them to make it feel meaningless was very powerful stuff.
With Ai being introduced this has now opened up so much intrigue on the whole too. How will these characters interconnect, who will we see make cameos in other stories, who is important in the grand scheme, and who are one off characters. Very excited to see where this all goes from here and cant wait to dive into T.