Frankly I did. but I wonder if it's just an imagination or it actually happened.
Right??
Though yeah.. it would be more dramatic if it was really happened.. many people expect it to be Kana or Akane.. but I think if it was either of them, it wouldn't hold a big impact to the story. Oshi no Ko heavily relying on Aqua, Ruby, and Ai..
I think the author is going for the shock value Ai's death achieved. But at the same moment, history repeating takes something from it. It is a choice but what is the point then? Does the circle close or another loop of Aqua's revenge starts? Or is he going to manage to save her and atone his guilt for being unable to save Ai? I guess we will have to wait and see.
I mean.. nobody would expect that