Damn i knew Mask was gonna change Kaoru somehow but i didnt know she'd start by destroying her so brutally that definitely hurt her sky high self confidence.
If she was normal shed just move on but Kaoru is a psychopath shell definitely try and be acknowledged by mask, hell im sure that just made her more interested in mask especially the "to me youre just a person" Kaoru thinks of herself as special in the looks department i think she never thought that someone would straight up reject her beauty.
Mask is fucking stone cold, god damn left the ever so graceful and talkative Kaoru just stunned beyond words, just R.K.O'd the crafty bitch into oblivion lol, that was so satisfying, i like Kaoru but it was satisfying lol.