But Nausicaa isn't interested in romance; she has more vital concerns to attend to until the conflict and hatred are done. She is able to focus on her mission even if someone else is in danger because she knows that it will all be over soon. Love interests appear in stories as distractions from reality or opportunities for growth. In most cases, the love interest is not really important to the story itself but they are there to give readers something interesting to think about or feel sorry for. Love interests can also be used as a way for authors to express their own feelings about relationships. Nausicaa does not have a love interest in the original manga or anime. However, she does become friends with two girls named Turahn and Kuraah who live on the island where she finds them crying. The three of them work together to save Pele from being killed by Takka, one of Nuwa's enemies. After they succeed, Turahn asks Nausicaa to stay with the tribe on the island forever, which Nausicaa accepts. In the video game adaptation, she does have a love interest named Morpheus.