The day after enjoying the LIVE, everyone gathered at SPACE again. This time, Toyokawa Sachiko and Wakaba Mutsumi had returned as well.
However... they still couldn't train today.
The reason was just as simple.
"Why am I responsible?"
Duanmu Huai stared at Toyokawa Sachiko in bewilderment, while Toyokawa Sachiko glared at him unhappily.
"Because you're the one who made Mutsumi turn out like this, so you have to take responsibility!"
"How novel. She's the one with a problem, not me..."
Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes and glanced at Wakaba Mutsumi, who was hiding behind Toyokawa Sachiko while hugging her guitar.
"Then how do you want me to take responsibility? Marry her?"
"How could you possibly!"
Faced with Duanmu Huai's answer, Toyokawa Sachiko was rendered completely speechless. She glanced at Wakaba Mutsumi beside her and bit her lip. Yesterday, Toyokawa Sachiko and Wakaba Mutsumi had spoken frankly in a one-on-one conversation, and Toyokawa Sachiko had learned where Wakaba Mutsumi's emotional troubles truly came from.
Her family.
Wakaba Mutsumi's parents were both famous entertainers. Her mother was a movie star, while her father was a comedian. To outsiders, this seemed like an extremely happy and harmonious family. In fact, on television, her parents constantly praised Wakaba Mutsumi, saying that she was both adorable and talented.
However... that wasn't a family.
Toyokawa Sachiko could more or less understand Wakaba Mutsumi's feelings. Although her own family had now fallen apart, Toyokawa Sachiko had once been loved and cared for by her parents too. She had been their precious, cherished daughter.
But what about Wakaba Mutsumi?
She seemed never to have felt any familial affection from her parents. The proof was that they wanted Wakaba Mutsumi to call them by their names—or rather, their nicknames—instead of calling them Mom and Dad.
To outsiders, this might