Duanmu Huai had no idea what Takamatsu Tomori was thinking, but as far as he was concerned, the best way to deal with this sort of thing was...to just talk it out directly, wasn't it?
So he went to the agency.
"Um...Toyokawa?"
When he entered the agency, Duanmu Huai saw Toyokawa Sachiko buried in paperwork. He called out to her, and upon hearing him, Toyokawa Sachiko froze for a moment before hurriedly standing up.
"Yes, may I ask what you need?"
"I have something to discuss. Come over here."
"Ah, all right..."
Although Toyokawa Sachiko had no idea why Duanmu Huai was looking for her, she obediently left her seat and followed him to the rooftop of the agency.
It was more convenient to talk here.
Standing on the rooftop and looking at the skyscrapers all around them, Duanmu Huai stretched before turning to Toyokawa Sachiko. She stood there uneasily, somewhat at a loss—which was only natural. After all, Duanmu Huai was the agency's figurehead, not to mention a nationally famous celebrity. Being inexplicably summoned by him would naturally make Toyokawa Sachiko uneasy.
So Duanmu Huai couldn't be bothered with small talk.
"Did you form a band before?"
"Huh?"
Faced with Duanmu Huai's blunt question, Toyokawa Sachiko was somewhat surprised, but she still nodded.
"Yes...that's right..."
"What was it called?"
"...CRY...CHIC..."
Toyokawa Sachiko seemed extremely reluctant to say the band's name, practically forcing the words out. Well, that was understandable.
"Was there a girl named Takamatsu Tomori in your band?"
"...Huh? May I ask how you..."
Hearing the name of someone she knew from Duanmu Huai clearly came as a major shock to Toyokawa Sachiko.
"I met her by chance because of an accident before, and then yesterday, when I went to watch a LIVE with my friends..."
Duanmu Huai