After all, the Togawa family was still somewhat well-known in Tokyo. She didn't recall it ever falling into ruin. Moreover, judging by Sakiko's attitude, it didn't seem like she was being forced.
Although it wasn't like Nyamu hadn't heard of cases where victims ended up falling for their perpetrators.
She vaguely remembered it being called something like…
The Pythagorean syndrome?
…Or something like that. She couldn't quite remember clearly.
But Sakiko didn't look like that at all!
However, there was one thing Nyamu could confirm.
Kamijou Mutsuki was indeed a scumbag!
It hadn't even been that long, yet she had already seen several girls having unclear relationships with him!
Luckily, it had nothing to do with her, Nyamu.
All she needed to do was focus on improving herself. As for Kamijou Mutsuki, that scumbag would have a lot more to worry about with so many girls around him.
Setting aside Nyamu's little thoughts, once all the girls had gathered, it was soon time to start the anime screening.
[At the very beginning of the episode, it directly continued from the end of Episode 10.
After finishing their performance, the girls stood on stage with tears welling up in their eyes, softly sobbing.
First was Tomori, the lead vocalist, then Anon, followed by Soyo, then Taki, and finally… the "cat."
Wait, no—the cat wasn't crying.
She stood there with a slight curl at the corner of her lips, and then—
"Hehe~"
She directly laughed out loud.]
In reality, the out-of-place "cat" naturally drew everyone's attention.
No, seriously—everyone else was crying, and you're the only one standing there laughing. Isn't that a bit rude?
Why did it somehow feel like she was gloating?
Meanwhile, the "cat" in question was calmly eating a small cake. Facing the gazes of the girls, her expression didn't change at all—instead, she tilted her head slightly, as if asking, Is there a problem?
No… no problem.
Seeing this, the girls could only withdraw their gazes.
That's just how cats are!
In the end, only Kamijou Mutsuki reached out and gave the "cat" a pat on the head, prompting her dissatisfied resistance—almost smearing the cake's cream onto the girls.
[After the performance, the girls returned backstage amidst the audience's applause and cheers.
Taki: "Tomori."
Seeing Tomori crouch down, Taki immediately followed, squatting beside her with concern.
Anon: "What's going on? That came out of nowhere."
Taki: "I don't get it either!"
It was clear that the girls, having just finished their performance, were still emotionally unstable.
Soyo: "I came here to end this band,"
"But…"
"Why… I don't understand anymore."
"I used all of you!"
Tomori: "Even so, I want it to last a lifetime!"
Soyo: "You're always talking about 'a lifetime,' that's so stupid!"
However, the only sound left in the scene was Soyo's crying.
Hearing her cry like that, Anon and the others also began to lose control of their emotions, while only the "cat" stood to the side, drinking water.]
So embarrassing…
Watching her crying, disheveled self in the anime, Soyo's cheeks flushed hot red.
Although it was great that everyone had reconciled, was there really a need to cry like that?
"Soyo, stop crying—you're making me want to cry too."
Anon said the same from the side.
"Who's crying? The one crying is Nagasaki Soyo in the anime."
Soyo immediately retorted, her face red.
"I'm not crying!"
"Even if it's not like in the anime… everyone still has to be in a band together for a lifetime!"
Meanwhile, the real Tomori was genuinely moved to tears by that short scene—one could clearly see the tears at the corners of her eyes.
Seeing her like this, Anon and the others naturally gathered around her, promising to stay in a band together for a lifetime.
Watching this scene, Nyamu couldn't help but twitch her eyebrows.
Looking at the girls huddled together, she felt a small but shocking sense of "heavy-girl" energy.
Wait—so it's not just in the anime? You're like this in real life too?
Talking about "a lifetime" at the drop of a hat—what kind of intensity is this?!
The girl suddenly felt a bit worried.
The new bandmates Kamijou Mutsuki arranged for her… they wouldn't also be this kind of "heavy," would they?
As a working adult, Nyamu felt like she might not be able to handle that.
[At this point, the anime's OP had already ended.
After the live performance, the girls naturally returned to their daily lives.
At the start, it showed Anon and Tomori in class—but Tomori seemed to be lying on her desk, dozing off and slacking.
Then, the scene shifted to Hanasakigawa, where Umiri was chatting with Uika, which Taki immediately noticed.
"So you're that close with Mitake-san?"
Taki asked, as if she didn't really care.
However, seeing this, Umiri seemed to understand something.
"Oh, you're jealous, right?"]
Watching this part, the "UmiTaki" shippers in front of the screen couldn't help but curl their lips into smiles.
Meanwhile, the band girls around Taki all cast teasing glances at her.
So Taki had such a sensitive personality?
"I'm not jealous!"
Sensing it, Taki immediately retorted with slightly flushed cheeks.
"Mm, I know."
Umiri's response was calm, though a faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
The only one troubled by this scene was probably Uika, who was facing her partner's "death stare."
First it was that blue-haired childhood friend, then going to the planetarium with Tomori, and now Umiri…
Even though she knew these were probably just normal interactions between classmates, "Miss Donut" still couldn't help but show a resentful expression.
After all, her social circle was quite small.
Before joining the studio, the only person she could truly call a friend was Uika. Yet now she realized that Uika not only had a blue-haired childhood friend, but was also close with so many other girls—naturally, she felt uncomfortable.
So in the end… was she, this partner, not that important?
Seeing this, Uika instantly felt her scalp go numb and hurriedly tried to explain.
"Saki-chan is one thing, but Umiri—"
"What do you mean 'Saki-chan is one thing'?!"
Originally, Miss Donut hadn't been too emotional, just a bit awkward—but hearing Uika's words, she instantly puffed up her cheeks.
"…"
Uika knew she had said the wrong thing. What should've been a simple explanation ended up taking quite a bit of effort to finally calm Miss Donut down.
Then, she subconsciously looked toward Sakiko nearby.
However, faced with Uika's gaze, Maid Saki instinctively turned her head away and leaned against Kamijou Mutsuki.
Don't look at me like that—I'm afraid Mutsuki will misunderstand!
Uika: ?
Even before this, Uika had already sensed that Sakiko and Kamijou Mutsuki's relationship had become somewhat ambiguous at some point.
But today, Sakiko gave her a completely different feeling.
It was as if she had fully walked out of the shadow of recent events, returning to her former "White Sakiko."
Yet this pure white moonlight now seemed to shine mostly upon Kamijou Mutsuki.
Could it be that her childhood friend… had now completely taken on Kamijou Mutsuki's shape?
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