This is one of the most heartbreaking parts of the manga.
To think of those that didn't just give up, but worked so hard and still got knocked down by others. Enduring all the pain and keeping a brave face until they finally cracked.
There's something very touching about this scene. It shows what a big impact Arata had on Rena, to where she will feel concerned when something feels off in their friendship. Rena has never been one to not to tackle a challenge head on, but she has been known to run away from her emotions...
@SweatyBrie
They didn't change the facts.
This concern was with reversing the memory erasing only focused on Arata and Chizuru because of the connection they have. Everybody else's memories of them are erased in order to keep the company on the downlow and to avoid suspicion when the younger...
@AxeBurningfire
Yes, they're rehabilitating NEETs, people who gave up functioning in society. It's supposed to help reinstate that thirst for a life that one used to have during one's youth but probably took for granted. Having it be in high school puts the experiment in a more controlled...
@Metazoxan
There is never any implication that the people at Relife were just a bunch of heartless, corruptive a-holes trying to scar people. The whole point was to help people who are NEETs be rehabilitated back into society. The memory erasing is just to remove the suspension once the...