Yusuke Nakamura spoke heavily. "This band is my life. I thought the other members loved it too... But just now, after the performance ended, I passed the stairwell and happened to see Yukiko separating from Mr. Kumano at the corner of the stairs.
"I'd heard rumors before that someone was planning to jump ship, but I never paid much attention. I thought they were fake. I never expected..."
At that time, after Watanabe Yukiko had finished answering the questions and was about to take a nearby elevator,
Yusuke Nakamura stopped her in anger and shock, asking whether she really intended to leave the band as the rumors claimed.
Yukiko froze when she suddenly saw the bandleader. She had specifically asked to part ways with Atsushi Kumano earlier because she did not want anyone to see the poaching attempt. She had not expected it to be exposed so quickly—and for the bandleader to be the one who saw it.
At first, she felt a little guilty. But soon, she straightened up and sneered, "Yeah. So what?"
Hearing her tone, anger rose in Yusuke Nakamura's heart. "You kept getting fired before because you only cared about grabbing every chance to steal the spotlight and get noticed by record companies, ignoring teamwork... What did you promise when you joined us?!"
"How old are you now, Captain? You're really naïve. Do you think anything said in an interview counts?" Watanabe Yukiko snorted and flicked back the hair that fell to her waist.
Having her embarrassing history of jumping ship exposed so suddenly, she was furious too. "Besides, if it weren't for me, would your trash band have lasted this long? You should feel honored that you got to be my stepping stone into the industry!"
And then...
Those words became her last.