"Shouldn't I have left?! They don't care about me at all. Every day when I went home, all we did was argue and fight. Besides, I didn't want to act at all, but that woman forced me to."
Shimizu Meiyuki noticed that neither Seele nor Asou Yuna seemed particularly supportive after hearing her words, and she could not help feeling a little upset.
"Your parents are way too much, but... Shimizu Meiyuki, you actually ran away from home! That's amazing!"
Asou Yuna looked at Shimizu Meiyuki with a face full of admiration. She had only ever seen someone run away from home on TV. She had never expected to encounter it herself, much less with someone she knew.
"Huh? It wasn't that big a deal!"
Seeing the admiration in Asou Yuna's eyes, Shimizu Meiyuki suddenly felt a little embarrassed instead.
"So what are you going to do now? Forget about whether you might run into bad people or danger—where will you live? How will you support yourself?"
Watching the two little girls interact, Seele shook her head helplessly. Shimizu Meiyuki had acted on impulse and had not considered, let alone planned, how she would live after running away from home.
"Well... I brought money. My allowance, plus the money I secretly saved from acting. It should be enough to get by for a while."
Shimizu Meiyuki was not convinced by Seele's doubts.
"But... you're only ten. Who would rent you a place? You can't even sign a lease. And if someone really did rent to you, are you sure they wouldn't be a bad person?"
Seele continued explaining the harsh reality to her.
"This..."
Shimizu Meiyuki was immediately left speechless...
She knew she had acted impulsively, but she simply did not want to go back to that home.
Running into