People are in Mygo, and I can write their personalities.

"And isn't that precisely the thing she and Mizuho have in common? They're both willing to defy their elders to uphold what they believe is right..."

"Enough! What right do you have to mention my daughter in front of me?!"

The old man, who had been coldly mocking Toyokawa Kiyoka's questioning, suddenly became agitated. "If she hadn't insisted on marrying a good-for-nothing like you, would everything have turned out this way? What have you, as a man, given her?!"

"Of the promises you made to me back then, how many have you fulfilled?"

"It's because I wasn't ruthless enough to stop you two from being together back then that things have turned out this way..."

"Are you saying that if you could go back in time, you would definitely disregard Ruihui's feelings and resolutely separate us, even if it would mean that Xiaoxiang would never have existed in this world?"

"..."

Toyokawa Sadaharu suddenly calmed down and began to look at Toyokawa Kiyoko in front of him with a rather strange gaze.

He had to admit that he never expected the man he had kicked out of his home to come back to him, let alone that he would bring up these kinds of things.

And look at the way this man is acting now, so unreasonable and argumentative. It's like seeing Mizuho and Shoko standing in front of him, using blood ties and family as bargaining chips to resist his ideas.

But as far as the Toyokawa family is now, what right do you, an outsider, have to speak to them in this manner?

not to mention……

"So, you just want me to apologize to Xiangzi? Do you think that if I apologize, she will come back, or that your lives will get better?"

In short, it all boils down to one thing: what else can you, Toyokawa Kiyoko, do besides trying to rely on the Toyokawa family's wealth to improve the current situation?

"No, I just want justice for my daughter."

Under Toyokawa Sadaharu's murderous gaze, Toyokawa Kiyotaka raised his head, met his eyes, and said, "I know she won't go home, and I will support Xiaoxiang's decision. I will live with her and bring her the happiness that is rightfully hers."

"This is something Xiaoxiang and I promised each other, to be happy together... I think this isn't about whether I can do it, but something I absolutely must do..."

"ridiculous."

"father……"

"Don't call me father. You no longer have the right to use that title." Toyokawa Sadaharu remained as cold and unapproachable as ever. "I won't apologize to Shoko either, because judging from the current situation, she did something foolish."

"Because of your worthless father, she was unable to continue studying at Moon Forest, unable to receive the elite education arranged by the family, and even the band she cherished has now been disbanded by her."

"All of this was just to take care of you, this scoundrel who gets taken to the police station every now and then for drinking, in this run-down rental house; to do housework for you, this able-bodied but useless adult, and to go out and work to earn money for your living expenses; because of... her inability to let go of her sense of moral constraints, she abandoned all the more precious people and things."

"So foolish and so unrepentant, making such a choice... and you still say she didn't do anything wrong? No, she was completely wrong, her mistake was that she shouldn't have trusted you in the first place."

"So... get out of here. I'm not going to apologize to Xiangzi, and don't even think about coming back here. This isn't your home anymore, understand?"

silence.

The expected disappointment did not seem to arise, which surprised even Toyokawa Kiyotaka, who was used to being criticized to the point of questioning his existence. He could only attribute it all to his guilt towards Shoko.

However, his father-in-law's words were indeed correct. If he hadn't been so dejected and lazy as before, if he had been able to strengthen his resolve to work hard with his daughter instead of reminiscing about the high starting point of the past and developing a resistant attitude towards the low starting point without the support of the Toyokawa family...

Xiangzi didn't need to give up so many precious things for him.

My daughter has loved playing the piano since she was very young, and she also loves to play for her mother. Xiao Xiang always shines when he plays the piano, as if he and Rui Sui gave him life, and music gave him a soul.

But how long has it been since Xiao Xiang touched those things she loved? He noticed it when he passed by the hall; the piano that used to belong to Xiao Xiang was covered in dust.

She should have been playing her proudest pieces for her family on that stage.

Aren't you leaving yet?

"I... want to say one last thing."

"..."

"If I can make a change, so that Xiaoxiang's decision wasn't the foolish one you described, and she doesn't have to give up her happiness because of me... would you apologize?"

"Yes, but you can't do it, Qinggao... I know you too well. It is precisely because I know you that I know you are just talking big now. In a few days, you will turn into a pile of mud. Because apart from these great and righteous words, you can't do anything useful at all."

"You only think from your own perspective, which is why you have the childish idea of ​​bringing Hatsune Miku back. You never thought about how much negative impact your 'righteous' actions would have on our faction."

"It is because of your stupidity and naivety that you were exploited and deceived by other factions in the Toyokawa family, and you were burdened with the huge responsibility of causing the group a loss of 168 billion. For the sake of the future of the Toyokawa family, I have no choice but to expel you from the family to quell the voices of those opponents."

"See? You only bring trouble. In the past, Ruihui and I cleaned up your messes, but now that you've been kicked out of this house, Xiangzi is still busy trying to change your self-destructive ways."

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"It is precisely because I know you so well that I have no expectations of you. The reason I can tell you so much is not because we were once family, but because you were once Ruihui's husband and are still Xiangzi's father."

"..."

Kiyoshi Toyokawa had already gotten the answer he wanted, so he had no reason to stay any longer.

Although he still doesn't think his ideas are wrong, he has to admit one thing: he doesn't yet have the ability to put those ideas into practice.

However, he believed he could bring about some change, and he also believed that what he said to Xiaoxiang's grandfather today would make Xiaoxiang understand his determination.

Until... he was standing at the door of the rented house when his daughter inexplicably locked him out and wouldn't let him in.

"Xiao Xiang? It's your dad... Are you hungry? I'll make you dinner."

"asshole……"

"...Huh?"

Chapter 6 Chu Hua meets her "soulmate" (2/2)

"Sorry, we are no longer hiring, including part-time positions."

"……Oh."

Because she was planning to go out to look for a job, Nanami Natsuki didn't change into any overly fancy gothic outfits when she went out today. Instead, she chose her middle school uniform from Hanasaki River.

She thought that with her good looks and knowledge of the music industry, she could easily find a decent job, but she never expected that even a part-time job during the Spring Festival holiday would be so difficult to find.

She went to several live houses, including CiRCLE, Galaxy, dub, and RiNG, but none of them had any suitable job openings.

If this continues, she'll really starve to death...

What happened to the saying that good-looking people are always popular? Is she getting her comeuppance for all the evil she did last night?

Otherwise, how come she's been busy all day, and the sun is almost setting... and still hasn't found her mentor?

"Eh? You're... Nanami-kun?"

"Ok?"

As Nanami Natsuki walked out of the lobby of RiNG, her last stop for the day, and wondered if she should just work as a waitress to earn some living expenses, she suddenly heard someone calling her surname.

Turning her head, she saw that the person who had called her had long blonde hair and dressed like a debuting star rather than a student.

But the problem is... did they know each other before? She remembered that she didn't have any close friends in her class before.

"Ah, it really is Nanami-kun, what a coincidence! But... your outfit today seems a bit different from usual?"

"what?"

Because she couldn't remember the other person's name and was too embarrassed to admit that she didn't know them, Nanami Natsuki could only pretend to be clueless.

"In the past, Nanami always seemed a bit... well... but now you seem to have changed a lot, you look much more cheerful."

"Looking at you now, you're actually a stunningly beautiful girl!"

"Forehead?"

Okay, Nanami Natsuki roughly understood. She used to be a typical "landmine girl." Although she might have been more restrained at school and didn't openly defy school rules by wearing "landmine" clothes every day, her self-consciousness and desire for love and attention did make people feel like they didn't want to get close to her.

Now she has washed away her messy makeup and removed her various headdresses, appearing simply like a vibrant twin-tailed beauty. No wonder people feel that she has changed a lot.

But the problem is... who exactly are you, lady? I still won't remember your name if you don't introduce yourself.

"Um, excuse me... may I ask your name?"

"Hehe, Nanami-kun, you really don't remember my name." The blonde girl said with a smile, "I actually transferred to Hanasakigawa later. I'm your classmate, and my name is Misumi Hatsuka."

At this stage, the girl whose real name is "Misumi Miku" is now able to naturally immerse herself in her other identity.

What's more, she was facing someone she didn't know very well.

As for why she stopped the other person to strike up a conversation, it was because, in Chu Hua's opinion, this girl in front of her seemed to be very similar to her in some ways.

She has the same emotional sensitivity, the same urge to crave attention and love, and... the "normal" behavior of the other person after they met again made her see a reflection of herself now.

What similar souls they are... Mikasa thought that it might be a good thing to become friends with someone like that. Perhaps she could find someone who could fully understand and release all the emotions that she had been suppressing in her heart.

However, it seems that forcing them to continue their dialogue is not an easy task at present.

Previously, I had only been observing the other person on my own, and we had never really interacted. As for our relationship, we didn't have much of a connection.

Ok?

She seemed to have overheard a conversation at the front desk about whether they were hiring part-time staff. Could it be...?

"Nanami, were you here looking for a job?"

"Huh?" Nanami Natsuki was somewhat surprised. "Yes, that's right."

"I see... So you didn't find it after all?"

"Hmm, didn't find it, tsk."

Very well, that gloomy feeling you just casually revealed shows that Nanami is still too inexperienced; she can't even hide her inner emotions very well.

Unaware that the Nanami Natsuki in front of her was no longer the landmine girl, but a truly wicked little witch, Hatsuka only knew that what she needed to do now was to give her future friend some help.

"Nanami-kun... if you'd like, I can introduce you to this place. I have a friend at this live house, so even if there aren't any openings, I can let you know as soon as an opportunity arises."

"Huh? Why are you like this, Triangle-kun... We don't seem to know each other very well, do we?"

"Because we used to be classmates, isn't it normal for us to help each other out?"

"Hmm...that's a pretty good excuse. Looks like I can use it as my opening line from now on..."

"What did you say?" Misaka Hatsuka didn't quite catch Nanami Natsuki's rambling.

"It's nothing." Nanami Natsuki smiled, happily accepting Misumi Hatsuka's kindness. "But since Misumi-kun helped me, I'd like to repay you in some way. So... what do you want?"

She wants Xiao Xiang... Is that okay?

She shook her head with a wry smile to herself. She knew how frightening it would be to say such a thing out loud. Even though she knew that Nanami Natsuki, the landmine woman, might support her after hearing it, she still couldn't say such a thing at this moment.

"It's nothing, just helping out casually. I don't need anything in return. But if I had to... how about a chance to become friends? After all, we've never really had a proper conversation before."

Misaka Chuka has no idea how much she will regret it in the future.

Because she missed the only chance this little witch had to act like a human being in front of her on a whim.