After all, she had always considered Soyo a good friend.
As for telling her to have self-respect…
She really couldn't stand Soyo's habit of kneeling to others at the slightest turn.
The more Anon thought about it, the more convinced she became that Soyo was talking about her.
But… was she really that important in Soyo's heart?
Honestly, she wasn't that great!
Listening to the girl beside her, Anon couldn't help the smile forming on her lips.
"…Even when I make mistakes, they don't go easy on me—but they still tolerate my willfulness."
"Soyo, I'm really not that—"
"Thank you, Mutsuki-kun!"
The two spoke almost at the same time, and the smile on Anon's face froze instantly.
"Huh?"
Fortunately, everyone's attention was now focused on Soyo and Kamijou Mutsuki.
Especially the way they looked at Soyo—it was incredibly subtle.
After all… this was basically a confession, wasn't it?
And his fiancée was sitting right there too.
Was she really being this bold?
Seeing this, Mutsumi frowned, just as expected.
She was sitting right here, and Soyo was saying all this right in front of her?
Was she being treated like she didn't exist?
But then, thinking about the anime they had just watched—and the fact that she was already far ahead of the others…
The girl decided to be generous for once.
"Mm I'm also very grateful to myself"
Although a bit unexpected, Kamijou Mutsuki still responded with a smile.
"…"
An entirely predictable reply—one that left people speechless.
But Soyo didn't mind.
After all, she had plenty of time and opportunities ahead.
"Oh, right,"
Only then did Soyo finally turn to the girl beside her.
"What were you saying just now, Ano-chan?"
"…Nothing at all!"
Anon replied awkwardly with a forced smile.
Just thinking about her misunderstanding earlier, Anon felt so embarrassed she wanted to dig out a whole villa with her toes and crawl into it.
But Soyo—this woman who forgets her friends the moment she sees a handsome guy—Anon had seen through her completely!
"And also, thank you, Anon, and everyone in MyGO!!!!!."
Just as Anon was thinking that, Soyo added this.
"MyGO!!!!!… is very warm too, so I want to be in a band with everyone for a lifetime!"
"Yeah, a lifetime!"
Soyo had hit one of Tomori's key triggers, and a faint smile appeared on her face.
Raana tilted her head, then quietly leaned a bit closer to them.
"So cheesy…"
Taki said that, but the curve of her lips clearly betrayed her mood.
"At least you know how good we are…"
Anon crossed her arms, looking quite tsundere.
"Don't worry, Ano-chan,"
Soyo said as she looked at her.
"The immature me from before is already dead!"
"The current me will never make you all sad again, or do anything that would affect the harmony of MyGO!!!!!!"
The girl made her promise.
At that very moment, the anime's opening theme ended, and the new part of the story began.
["That stray cat—she called us over on her own, and then just ran off on her own too…"
At the start of the anime, Taki was already complaining.
"Setting Raana aside for now, we need to figure something out about Soyo…"
The girls were clearly confused by Raana's behavior, but more than that, they were troubled and worried about Soyo shutting herself off.
After that, Tomori herself ended up spiraling because of it.
"…Maybe I shouldn't have started a band in the first place."
She even said something like that.]
"…"
Before Soyo could even finish speaking, the "boomerang" had already come back and smacked her in the face.
She hadn't expected her anime self to be this disappointing.
It wasn't like she couldn't understand her own feelings back then—but there was no need to dump all that frustration onto Tomori and the others!
Even from a purely practical standpoint—if she really caused MyGO!!!!! to fall apart, how was she supposed to revive Crychic afterward?
["Tomori,"
Seeing Tomori getting emotional, Taki couldn't just sit still.
"You don't need to worry!"
She would handle Soyo's situation herself!
That's what Taki thought.
Then, she contacted Mutsumi to ask for Soyo's home address.
The reply she got was…
"I don't know."
"I won't be your carrier pigeon."
Taki: "Hah?"]
Seeing this scene, the expressions on the girls' faces all became a bit subtle.
Soyo really was special, huh…
Taki, in particular, couldn't help but feel that—even though they were bandmates—the difference in how Mutsumi treated her versus Soyo was way too big.
"… "
Thinking back on her own actions, Soyo felt an inexplicable sense of guilt. Meanwhile, Mutsumi sat there, looking a bit helpless.
Was there a possibility that… in the anime, she really just didn't know where Soyo's house was?
[In the anime, after shutting herself off for several days, Soyo finally chose to go back to school.
"It'd be nice if we could play pop music…"
On her way to school, Soyo was chatting with her classmates when she happened to run into Tomori and Anon.
"Soyo-san!"
Anon quickly greeted her.
"Do you know them?"
A classmate beside her asked.
"No,"
Soyo replied with a smile.
"Don't know them~"
"Wait…"
Seeing this, Tomori immediately chased after her.
However, Soyo didn't slow down at all and walked straight onto the train.
"Soyo…"
In the end, Tomori could only watch helplessly as the train doors closed—like a dividing line, separating the two girls into different worlds.]
"…"
After watching this scene, Soyo could barely maintain the smile on her face.
She knew her anime self might go too far—but she hadn't expected it to be this excessive.
"Ano-chan…"
She tried to speak to the girl beside her.
"Oh, so I'm someone you don't know~"
Even though it was just an anime, Anon still felt a bit angry seeing Soyo so directly cut ties and pretend not to recognize them.
Taki's fists clenched even tighter—how could Soyo treat Tomori like that?
It was only because she could separate fiction from reality that she managed to stay calm.
"That was something Nagasaki Soyo in the anime did. What does it have to do with me?"
Soyo immediately drew a clear line between herself and her animated counterpart.
Of course, Anon wouldn't take emotions from the anime out on the real Soyo. After making a joke, she continued watching.
Seeing this, Soyo let out a small sigh of relief, thinking it was probably over.
After all… it couldn't get any worse, right?
Her backstory had already been shown, even her past had been revealed.
Following the pattern of the anime so far, her personal arc should end with this episode.
Next… it should be the part where she reconciles with MyGO!!!!!, right?
Thinking this, Soyo finally began to relax.
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