Fujieda was right. Towa's "Euphoria" is nothing like Maya's "Euphoria".

Especially since Towa is the only one who truly experiences it.

He can love, and he can be loved as who he is, and more often than not, nothing else brings greater happiness than that. (11/11)

Even in her final moments, she left one final deception, both to others and to herself.

She never really discovered true joy. She never experienced the purest essence of euphoria, which is brought by genuine and *mutual* love.

Something that only Towa gets to have. (10/11)

At most, she only expressed the awareness that her nature never allowed her to connect with others.

Her nature, which led her to do everything she did, should have made her happy.

But in reality, in contrast to her claims, it didn't. She died miserable and lonely. (9/11)

One would think that she didn't have a single regret over everything she did.

And technically, that's correct.

Her (true) final message in her diary never had her undergo an epiphany and feel remorse for everything she did. (8/11)

How did she cap off her iconic speech? "I wanted you to discover that enjoyment, just like I did."

What did she order Sakaki? "To help Towa find true happiness in her stead."

Her very last words? "Please be happy. May we both find our rapture." (7/11)

From everything that Maya did to everyone, whether she did it with her own hands or by manipulating the people around her, makes it easy to think she was content with her lot in life.

Her final message, which she recorded for Towa, made both him and us think that. (6/11)

That's already one thing that sets them apart. Also, what does "euphoria" mean again?

"A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness."

But between Maya and Towa, only one of them *achieved* euphoria. (5/11)

And as shown with his love interests, the desire Towa wishes to capture and paint need not necessarily reflect someone's inner darkness, since what may lie hidden beneath a person's heart is something that can't be defined as such. (4/11)

However, with Maya, all of her clients' desires were always immoral, sinful and catered to the worst aspects of human nature.

Sure, Towa had some disturbing clients, but Ikuina, Asakura and Kirihara were already influenced by Maya's business, directly or otherwise. (3/11)

There's a difference between Maya's Euphoria and Towa's Euphoria.

For Maya, it was a business for people to "achieve happiness" by enabling their deepest desires.

For Towa, it was his "style" as an artist as he paints the instant someone's innermost desire is fulfilled. (2/11)