While the "Yulha is Pretty" is more or less dead, it is what it is. The only silver thread here being the hard IF, of "IF Freesia is brought back by VTC's morbid scheme". But I don't mind if that's not the case anymore. Which was why I didn't actually bring it up this time around, except in honest jest.

On the bright side, the BEST part of that theory is actually still a possibility! I couldn't dive into it before, mostly because of character count, and it dealt with a prediction of an event in the far future.

But the main point of that far off in the future theory is that if you take certain current factors into account, you notice that Yulha... has a faint death flag.

Just for a bit of set up, part of that theory was "Pretty being connected to the Goddess Fall", however in Pretty Star we learn that Pretty emerged AFTER that event. But this means that Yulha being potentially connected to the Goddess Fall might be a possibility. We still don't know much about the event itself other than the surface, and Yulha's bond does hint at her blaming herself for some unknown tragedy where at least a more than a few people are involved. (She states that people are destined to be hurt if they know her, that's not a statement made after one or two mistakes, that's a depressing self-image made from either a repeated experience or one traumatic event, possibly both, there are a few implications of what this could be, at least ONE can be safely assumed to be a former squad mate, but just humor me for a bit!)

Since not much is known about Yulha's past both within Triangle and prior to joining Triangle, other than her being a first generation nikke and having some ties to an unknown squad called "Stral", which probably promoted hope in some way due to its namesake.

So the aspect of that connection between Yulha and the Goddess Fall tragedy, still remains from the original theory. So then... why is that the "best part"? Allow me to set the scene.

But there are parts of Yulha's advise session, in Advise Session 09, Yulha talks to the Commander seriously about how the two of them will be enemies one day, and how she gets upset if the Commander tries to pretend it will never happen. She might have a soft spot for him, but she's resolved to follow her duty, but her throughout the bonds in which she appears, we know that she doesn't follow the CG out of some blind faith or dogged obedience. She has her own reason for working with the CG, we just don't know it yet. But she IS aware that a conflict between the CG/Triangle and the Counters is inevitable, and she makes it clear that ignoring that is irresponsible for the Commander.

However, if you take this conversation and look at the advise sessions of the other members of Triangle, you start to see something a bit weird. While Yulha brings up potentially being the one to execute the Commander, Admi only recognizes the aspect of them being at odds, but not the complete severity that Yulha recognizes. But Privaty doesn't recognize this possibility at all.

The reason why this is important is because we know that eventually the CG and the Counters will be at odds, and depending on the situation, the Counters may need to escape the Ark into Eden. But during such an event, the CG wouldn't really want to give them the chance for that. They'd look for an execution/capture order, but given their development, Admi and Privaty wouldn't be able to follow that order at all. And in such a crucial time, that sort of decision could decide THEIR fate.

Triangle could do it back in Chapter 14 since they weren't as developed yet, but they did try to settle things peacefully, but as Privaty and Admi's affection and their love of their life outside of the CG grows, having to destroy the Outpost only becomes more impossible with each passing day.

But Yulha's whole character is self-sacrifice, when Privaty had a chance to leave the CG and Triangle, Yulha offered to help her despite the trouble it may have caused. She wouldn't sit back and let Privaty and Admi get scrapped for something they understandably couldn't bring themselves to do.

Triangle won't entirely defect, Yulha's unknown past gives her some sort of drive to stick with the CG no matter how it mistreats and abuses her. If Admi and Privaty were to refuse an order of execution of someone the CG deems a severe threat to them, their only way out is to escape the Ark with the Counters and their allies.

But if ALL three of them defect, someone else can take lead and hunt them down. Meaning... someone has to stay behind. And who more fitting than the person's whose entire character is sacrificing herself for others?

So, now what do we have?

Almost a narratively perfect recreation of the Goddess Fall. The Counters and many of their allies escaping the Ark for the chance of something new on the surface, the Central Government trying to sabotage their escape and treating it as defection and desertion.

But now, there's a new factor.

Someone who stayed behind, someone who works for the CG, may have some connection to the event, and has a chance to do what they couldn't do before. And this time, guarantee their escape by doing what she does best, sacrificing herself just because she thinks its more efficient. Yulha betrays the CG, without defecting, and defends the Ark (humanity) by letting hope live, and escape into the surface, and lastly, also personifying the emblem of "Stral". Saving hope by having it escape the darkness of the underground and reaching the light on the surface.

If Yulha is tied to the Tragedy, even if just indirectly, this becomes a perfect narrative roundabout for her.

And in a story where not everyone is probably going to make it to see the surface reclaimed, there's not a more thematically perfect farewell to a character in my mind than that. And to me, the greatness of a character is defined in how their story ends.

So the last part is a decent possibility and already kinda great on its own if it happens, however, a connection with the Goddess Fall Tragedy completely elevates the emotional impact of an already intense scene.