"Who says I can't catch up to that guy?" Youko Touma gritted her teeth.
"Who was it that made a bet with that Doma guy, only to concede as soon as she heard him play?" Kazusa Touma glanced at her.
"Then tell me, who was it that told me that guy hadn't touched a piano in years?" Youko shot back.
"That's what Doma said himself!" Kazusa shrugged.
"And you believed him?" Youko covered her face.
"You believed him too, didn't you?" Kazusa's eye twitched.
"I didn't believe him!" Youko said, folding her arms. "I just never imagined that traitorous disciple could outperform so many musicians, and in different fields, too..."
"Wait..." Kazusa's face darkened. "You're not actually planning to pick one of those musicians and kind of, sort of get together with him, are you?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" A # appeared on Youko's forehead. "Do you really think that guy made seducing me the condition for his bet with those musicians?"
"Wasn't it?" Kazusa asked.
"Should I feel honored that I'm still so irresistible to my daughter, or should I... Kazusa, do you really think all those musicians would fall at your mother's feet?"
Kazusa: "..."
That made way too much sense. She couldn't even argue. Her mother might be a player, but surely she wasn't that irresistible!
"Then what did you bet?"
"God's Half Piece! When that guy came to me, he laid out the terms: if anyone could beat him, he'd complete God's Half Piece. Otherwise, he'd publicly endorse someone who didn't exist. Every musician thought that traitorous disciple had come to his senses and was just looking for a way to save face. As long as he had an out, he'd complete the greatest regret in music history...
"After all, compared to completing God's