She had never expected the anime to include a scene like this.
At this moment, Mrs. Nagasaki could somewhat understand how Soyo had felt before.
Wait… even adults are getting publicly "executed"?
She admitted that, as a mother, she did rely on Soyo a bit in certain ways—but this…
Where was her dignity as a parent?!
This child—why is she telling everything to the outside world?!
A slightly resentful expression appeared on Mrs. Nagasaki's face.
"Soyo is so gentle…"
After watching this part, Anon couldn't help but sigh.
"I think I kind of understand that Kamijou guy now…"
"Hm? Kamijou-kun?"
Hearing Kamijou Mutsuki being mentioned, Soyo immediately became interested.
"Didn't he say you were like the 'mom role' or something?"
Anon said.
"Soyo really does have that kind of motherly gentleness sometimes…"
"Does Mutsuki-kun really think that?"
Hearing this, Soyo looked at Kamijou Mutsuki with anticipation.
"That I'm like a mom…"
The girl shyly played with the ends of her hair.
"…or something."
"Although Nijika left a stronger impression on me in that regard,"
To Anon's surprise, after hearing Soyo's question, Kamijou Mutsuki actually started thinking seriously.
Nijika?
And which "sneaky cat" was that now?
Hearing his words, Soyo's brows twitched slightly, but she quickly controlled her expression.
"But—"
Kamijou Mutsuki reached his conclusion.
"Soyo is also a woman who can become my mom!"
Although Nijika was more of a "mom-type" in personality, she still had the vibe of a youthful high school girl.
Soyo, on the other hand, gave off a much stronger mature aura. Combined with her slightly melancholic temperament, she felt like a widowed single mother—irresistibly captivating.
Hearing Kamijou Mutsuki's response, most of the girls present couldn't help but show the classic "confused subway passenger staring at phone" expression.
Seriously—how do you even say something like that out loud?
No matter how gentle Soyo was, she was still just a high school girl their age!
Seriously… does he have no sense of shame at all?
Sitting beside Kamijou Mutsuki, Wakaba Mutsumi couldn't help but frown slightly.
So this was his preference?
But she wasn't the "mom-type" like Soyo.
Which made her wonder…
Could Kamijou Mutsuki accept a "kuudere-type mom"?
Thinking about something like that was just way too shameless!
As for Sakiko, who tended to take things seriously, her face was already flushed red.
In the end, the one who seemed completely unfazed was actually Soyo herself.
"If it's Mutsuki-kun… then it's okay~"
Her face was already bright red, yet she still opened her arms toward him.
"Do you… want to come into mommy's embrace?"
Soyo didn't care about any of that—as long as she could be close to Kamijou Mutsuki, that was enough.
After all, there was no way he would actually treat her like a real mother, right?
"I can't take this anymore!"
At that moment, Anon finally snapped.
"What kind of weird play are you guys doing?!"
She stood up and directly grabbed Soyo's hands.
"Are we all just invisible to you or something?!"
She could understand Kamijou Mutsuki doing something bizarre—but what was going on with Soyo?
Wasn't she pretty resistant toward him before?
Sure, their relationship had improved recently, but how did she turn into someone completely unrecognizable in just one day?
Anon was starting to regret bringing up the topic in the first place.
Soyo—right now, you feel like a stranger!
And so, this little episode came to an end thanks to Anon's intervention.
Although Soyo felt a bit disappointed, she could only drop the matter.
[At this moment, the anime scene shifted back to Tsukinomori.
It was here that Soyo met the "white moonlight" of her life.
"I'm Sakiko Togawa from Class C."
That moonlight from back then seemed as if it was right before her eyes again.
"Let me ask you something,"
"Are you interested in bands?"
This was where everything began.]
…Uh oh, now it's her turn.
Sakiko, sitting to the side, straightened her expression slightly.
[...
"Today, we become a band,"
In the anime, Sakiko stood among the girls, passionately giving her speech.
"We are a community of fate, bound together to play music!"]
A community of fate…
Do they really have to bring up her dark history every single time someone gets a focus episode?
Sakiko genuinely felt numb.
Every time she watched scenes like these, it felt like her immature past was relentlessly attacking her.
There were so many "boomerangs" it was practically forming a barrage.
["Fate, huh~"
Soyo in the anime clearly resonated deeply with that word, full of longing and belief.
Among everyone present—even including Sakiko herself—Soyo was probably the one who identified most strongly with the band.
Then, the scene shifted to karaoke.
"It came out!"
"Did you see that just now?"
Soyo looked at the girls excitedly gathered around the drink machine, her gaze soft and gentle—like that of a mother.
"Please don't play around here."
What a group of adorable kids.
It was as if she was saying exactly that.]
Watching this part where Soyo's "motherly aura" was on full display, the former Crychic members all felt somewhat conflicted—especially Taki.
We treat you as a teammate, and you treat us like your daughters?
They weren't like Kamijou Mutsuki, that abstract guy.
[Then, the scene shifted again—Soyo looking at Crychic's website, her face filled with pure happiness.
Lying on the sofa, her expression was full of longing for the future.
It was like someone in darkness experiencing light for the first time.
Anyone could tell just how important Crychic was to Soyo.
However, that light was fleeting.
In the end, Sakiko's withdrawal came as expected.
What followed wasn't much different from what had been shown before.
But at the very end, there was a segment dedicated solely to Soyo.
Under the stage lights, the members of Crychic stood together—then left one by one.
The first was Sakiko.
Then came Tomori.
After Tomori left, Taki followed.
Mutsumi, who had stayed with Soyo until the very end, looked at her once before leaving as well.
Soyo watched as her companions left her one after another, completely powerless to stop it.
At the same time, her inner thoughts were heard.
"That wasn't a disbandment."
"It's not over yet."
"We just missed each other because of misunderstandings—we can still make things right!"
The timeline of the anime finally returned to the present.
Soyo sat on her bed, her head slightly lowered.
"Everyone must also…"
"Hope so."
"After all, everyone is so…"]
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