Outside the live house
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Driver
What did you do that for?! Are you nuts?!
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???
Oh, sorry about that... But I'm okay.
I just scraped my elbow a little by trying to dodge that car...
I just scraped my elbow a little by trying to dodge that car...
Honami
Shiho, does the live house have a first aid kit? We'd only need a couple of things to properly treat him.
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Shibuya Park
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Honami
Nothing broke as far as I could tell, but it still might be a good idea to have someone at the hospital look at it...
Yota
Um... You're Leo/need, right?
It's nice to meet you. My name's Yota Yoshizaki. I'm always at your shows and really enjoy hearing you play.
It's nice to meet you. My name's Yota Yoshizaki. I'm always at your shows and really enjoy hearing you play.
Yota
You're all probably really tired after finishing that show... So, thank you all very much.
Saki
Yeah!
Honestly, we should be the ones thanking you two for always coming to see our shows!
Honestly, we should be the ones thanking you two for always coming to see our shows!
Ichika
You both always look like you're really enjoying yourselves, so it was hard not to notice.
Yota
I can't believe you remembered who we are. My little sister's going to be ecstatic when she hears that Leo/need knows who we are...
Yota
But if my little sister comes and sees your next show, would you mind talking to her for me...?
Yota
She's still in junior high, so I'd really like it if she's with someone she knows when she goes to the live house...
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Yota
I-I'm sorry...!
I know it's a personal matter and not something I should be discussing with others...
I know it's a personal matter and not something I should be discussing with others...
Yota
But Hanano and I have been living away from each other ever since the divorce was finalized last year...
Yota
Yes, but...
We're both worried about each other's home lives, so we've been meeting a few times per month like this.
We're both worried about each other's home lives, so we've been meeting a few times per month like this.
Yota
The divorce left Hanano in a really bad place, but she's been much happier ever since she started attending your shows.
Yota
Apparently, your music speaks to her by saying, “You're not alone. Let's get through this together.” Oh, needless to say, I'm a big fan too...
Ichika
(But they like hanging out with each other despite having to live apart... How does that lead to him not wanting to meet anymore...?)
Yota
Hanano began to think that she didn't belong at home anymore and asked me if we could start meeting more often...
Yota
It really is. I'm sure they're not bad people or anything, but Hanano just doesn't feel comfortable knowing that she's living with strangers...
Yota
And just the other day, after I suggested that she spent more time with her new family, she said, “I don't need my new family because I have you, Yota.”
Yota
That was when I realized that she won't try to get along with her new family as long as her old one's around... Including me...
Yota
I want to help support Hanano, but realistically, I can't be there for her forever...
Yota
In terms of what's best for her future, I feel like she needs to learn to get along with her new family.
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Yota
I was just trying to ask her to get to know her new family better, but I guess it didn't come out right...
Ichika
(They ended up fighting because they couldn't tell each other how they really feel...)
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Yota
Anyway, thank you for helping me out the way you did today. Also, sorry for making you listening to my life story even though it's our first time meeting.
Ichika
But I hope you and your sister find a solution because it's awful seeing you two get torn from each other like this...
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Shiho
He's willing to not see her for the sake of her future... He seems to really care about his sister...
Shiho
But this is someone's family we're talking about. I'm not sure we're in a position to say anything...
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