This page of the ashcan was designed to illustrate a few things:
1.) Kijo's interaction with a friend from school.
2.) The fact that, despite being heir to a megacorp, Kijo still takes the subway home (instead of being chauffeured by limo)...this highlights her desire to feel like a 'normal' girl.
3.) Kijo dealing with an unexpected threat.
Side note: The structure of this page is a little wonky. This was one of Jiji-sam's first times doing a manga-style page, so the panels are somewhat disjointed (ie the reason for the arrow pointing to the next panel). I love the shading here, though--great use of atmosphere.
Art by Jiji-sam