Anyway, thank you for meeting with me and spending so much time with Mafuyu.

I wish you and your music group the best.

...!

(No, I can't let her go...!
If I don't do something, Mafuyu will...)

Please! Wait...!

Oh? Is something wrong...?

Mafuyu...

She told me once that she wanted to disappear...

Disappear...?

Yes. Not only that, but she didn't know what she wanted to do with herself...

But...

Mafuyu told me herself that she wants to keep making music with us.

Again, I understand that it's important for her to study, but won't you please allow her to stay in our group?

...

Please...!
If you take music away from Mafuyu, she's going to...

Is that what she's been telling you...?

*Gasp*
Yes, so...

Of course she did...
She's so kind and polite...

She must've told you that because something happened at school. Maybe she didn't receive the grade she wanted for a test and is feeling bad about it...

...!

(No...)

Thank you, Ms. Yoisaki.
I appreciate the way you've supported her until now.

However, I'll need to ask her about what's been happening.

(No...!!!)

If... If you do truly care about Mafuyu's well-being, then please ask her what she actually wants to do... I beg you...

When you do, I'm sure she'll be able to explain why she needs our group right now. Then you'll understand.

Also, you may see why she's been suffering...

Yes...

Alright. Thank you, Ms. Yoisaki.

I agree that Mafuyu and I will need to have a little heart to heart...

Which should give her an opportunity to see that she doesn't need your silly, little group and that becoming a doctor is what's best for her.

I'm sure she'll be back to normal after we've had a chance to talk things over...

...

(This person...)

(She doesn't care at all about Mafuyu...)

(She just thinks she does...)

(I mean...)

(That time, Mom put my interests first...)

(She wanted me to be happy...)

(But...)

(But this person isn't like that...)

(She doesn't seem to care how Mafuyu actually feels...)

(At least, that's what I'm seeing...)

I'm sorry, but what you're doing isn't right...

Oh, how do you mean...?

You don't seem to understand how Mafuyu feels. If anything, you're trying to suppress who she is...

Oh, those are strong words...

What makes you think that?

...

Mafuyu means the world to me.

Ever since she was little, she's been a kind and polite girl... That's why I want to make her the happiest person in the world.

It saddens me to see that you're misunderstanding my intentions, but I want you to know that I care about her deeply.

Because I am her mother.

...!

(She is her mother...
Because of that, I was sure she'd be able to show a degree of warmth or kindness...)

(But... I was wrong... Clearly, not all parents are capable of doing that...)

(This is bad...
If she has her way, she'll completely destroy Mafuyu.)

(And then she won't have a choice but to bend to her mother's will...)

(Which means she'll...)

I'm not sure how to put what I'm feeling right now into words...

Initially, I was under the impression that you came here to meet with me to explain how you wished for Mafuyu to give up music because you were worried about her...

But I was wrong...

Everything you've said... Everything I've heard from you... Even though you are in fact Mafuyu's mother...

I don't believe a word you're saying...

...

So, I've made my decision...

About what...?

I...

I refuse to leave Mafuyu's side...
Regardless of what you say...

I see. That's rather unfortunate...

I was hoping that you'd understand if you truly did care about Mafuyu... But I suppose I was wrong as well...

You should head home soon.
I'd rather not keep your family waiting.

Understood...

Thank you for meeting with me today, Ms. Yoisaki. I'm glad we had this chance to talk...

However, I'd like for you to not tell Mafuyu about us meeting today.

I wouldn't want it to keep her from studying.

I feel the same way and don't want to increase her burden.

Hehe. That's good to hear.

Then, goodbye.

Also, this may feel like unwanted solicitation... But try not to do anything that you'll regret in the future, Ms. Yoisaki.

*Sigh*

My chest hurts...

(But Mafuyu's spent her whole life in that person's cold, uncaring presence...)

(I have to save her...)

(I need to save her somehow...
But what can I actually do...?)

(That person is never going to change her mind.)

(At the same time, Mafuyu still believes in her... Because she desperately wants to...)

(Because she's her mom...)

(And yet, at this rate, Mafuyu will...)

(All I can do for her right now is keep composing and be ready to welcome her back at any time...)

(And...)

(I sort of took it for granted until now, but Mom and Dad showered me with so much affection...)

(It won't be easy for me to share that with Mafuyu...)

(But if she ever wants to be away from that person...)

That's about all I can do for her...

I can't do much else...

But I should try to come up with more that I can do for her...