I became the emperor in the comic book series.

Her tone was somewhat cold and accusatory.

In the end, he gave his older sister another chance.

Unfortunately, her sister still disappointed her.

Upon hearing this, Ichiji Hoshika hesitated for a moment, "Work? What's up?"

Even in private, is her sister unwilling to tell her the truth?

Disappointed, Ichiji Nijika bluntly asked, "Working on the bed in the dormitory?"

Upon hearing this, Ichika Hoshika's expression froze, her face changed, and she subconsciously asked, "You're following me?"

Ichi Nijika did not answer.

Seeing this, Ichiji Hoshika panicked and quickly explained, "It's not what you think."

"What is it?"

Ichiji Nijika looked at her older sister with eyes full of disappointment.

Seeing this, Ichika Hoshika felt a chill run down her spine. She gestured with her hands, explaining, "This is a misunderstanding..."

The blonde older sister confessed that when she returned to the village for the summer festival last year, she and Hiratsuka Shizuka drank alcohol and, in a moment of emotional turmoil, they accidentally made a mistake together at the shrine.

She tried to express that she did not want to be with that bad boy, Akira Higashino, out of her own interest.

But Ichi Nijika's attention wasn't on that at all; instead, she kept asking questions.

"And then what?"

She could understand him having sex while drunk, but almost nine months had passed, and he was still having sex? Was that appropriate?

"After that..." Iji Tomoko's voice suddenly weakened, and her expression became somewhat awkward, "...we just went with the flow."

Upon hearing this, Ichiji Nijika puffed up her cheeks in anger, looking at her older sister as if she were looking at her own good-for-nothing child.

"So, sister, you know that's wrong?"

"Knowing you're wrong, you still make a mistake!"

"How can you do this to Poke Sauce, who has always respected you?"

"Sister, you've been in the band business for a long time. Don't you know what happens when emotional entanglements arise among band members?"

Ijichi Hoshika felt embarrassed by her younger sister's barrage of accusations and shamefully avoided the gaze that Nijika was casting at her.

"I won't fight her for it."

"I only see him occasionally, and we each get what we need. I don't need any official girlfriend status."

Still making excuses!

Ichi Nijika was somewhat dissatisfied. Was this a matter of whether or not one was in a higher position or whether or not one was using their real name?

The key point is that, as an adult whom Pochi-chan trusts, he betrayed her and cheated on her. That's really going too far!

Even when Ryo jokingly offered to be Higashino-kun's girlfriend and invited him out, she did it openly, letting Bochi-chan know.

But her sister kept it a secret the whole time!

What are they really thinking deep down when they act this way?

Is there any credibility to these words now?

"If only Sister Mingming admitted her mistake and agreed to break up with Higashino-kun, that would be fine!"

Upon hearing this, Ichiji Hoshika remained silent.

This made Ichiji Nijika even more frustrated. Her pupils turned slightly red, and tears welled up in her eyes, making her look like she was about to cry.

"Is it really that hard to let go of that kind of thing? You could date anyone else without any problems, so why him of all people?!"

Ichika turned her face away. "You don't understand. He's different."

"Really not going to separate them?"

The blonde woman paused for a moment, her voice low, "I will handle everything properly, and I will be more careful not to be discovered by others in the future. I will not hurt Pochi Sauce."

Upon hearing this, Ichiji Nijika angrily stood up, stomped her foot, and left with the words, "My sister is the worst kind of adult! I never want to see you again!"

After saying that, the girl ran towards the entrance without looking back.

Seeing this, Ichiji Hoshika asked anxiously, "Where are you going?"

"Back to the company!" Ichiji Nijika stomped out of the house with her schoolbag. "I don't want to stay with an idiot like my sister!"

Originally worried about Nijika's safety, Ichiji Seika was relieved after hearing that Nijika's destination was back to the company. She suppressed her impulse to chase after her and sat back down in the living room.

She was equally angry and didn't understand.

Even though Higashino Akira doesn't care, she doesn't care, and Pochi-chan doesn't care how many girlfriends her boyfriend has, why does Nijika care so much and keep bringing this up?

We're all adults, isn't it better to just keep it to ourselves?

Does that mean that without her, that guy Higashino Akira wouldn't have other women?

Will Higashino Akira dislike Pochi Sauce because of her?

Bochi Sauce knows that she will be angry because of her, rather than feeling at ease because there is another familiar person among the 'family' she will be living with in the future?

Calling her an idiot is ridiculous, but Hongxia, who is clearly just an outsider and doesn't know much about their attitudes and relationships, gets angry on her own. Should I be an idiot?

As Ichika thought this, her emotions surged and she couldn't calm down for a long time. Her breathing became slightly rapid, and in the end, she didn't chase after him.

Knowing that her personality makes her words unpleasant to hear, she chased after Hongxia and actually started arguing with her, which might have caused an irreparable emotional rift between them.

Instead of doing that, it would be better to give both sides some time and space to calm down.

Ichi Seika sat alone in the living room, her emotions gradually calming down, but the tangled mess in her mind remained unresolved.

Perhaps she had guessed from the beginning that this day would come.

I just didn't expect this day to come so soon.

This caught everyone off guard.

Ijichi Seika fell into deep thought, the scene of her conversation with Nijika just now constantly appearing in her mind, until a long time had passed.

She suddenly stood up, picked up her phone, and went out.

If there's anything wrong with her, there's only one thing that Hongxia is right about.

We shouldn't have kept it from that pink-haired, sweet-natured girl.

Now that things have come to this, instead of arguing about right and wrong or shirking responsibility, it's better to take the initiative to clean up the mess.

No matter what, compared to those girls who were still in school, she was indeed an older adult.

.........

In the afternoon, near a chain coffee shop in the vicinity of Fanxing.

A timid, shy pink-haired girl, attracting the attention of many passersby, was almost melting into a wild snake.

Goto Ichiri felt as if he were in a state of extremes, like being caught between fire and ice.

Being left outside, surrounded by so many people, was incredibly stressful, almost suffocating.

But if she were to rashly walk into a coffee shop—an environment completely out of place for someone with her social anxiety—and instead of finding her manager who was supposed to meet her, she were instead perceived as a homeless person, a penniless dine-and-dash wretch, or a terrorist, and people would point fingers at her, she would practically suffer social death!

Just as the pink-haired girl was caught in a dilemma and hesitated, a figure suddenly walked out of the coffee shop.

"Now that we're here, why don't you come in? Oi, this way... come with me."

Ichi Hoshika waved to the socially awkward little guy.

Seeing this, Goto Ichiri felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly followed him inside with his head down.

The two took their seats one after the other. Seeing that she was not someone they could rely on, Ichiji Hoshika could only order from her and order her food as well. Before long, the waitress quickly brought over the coffee and snacks.

Ichi Seika remained silent, stirring the spoon in her coffee without uttering a word.

Seeing her manager's solemn expression, Goto Ichiri trembled all over, like a frightened and alert little rabbit.

In an instant, all sorts of speculations about herself kept surging in the girl's mind.

Images kept popping into my head, such as her manager coldly telling her that her social anxiety made fans feel unenthusiastic and that she would be kicked out of the band for commercial reasons, or how she, a mere Boqi, dared to be more popular than her manager's younger sister Hongxia, and her manager fiercely threatening her to leave the band voluntarily.

Goto Ichiri finally breathed a sigh of relief when the other party finally spoke.

“That… poke sauce…”

"Hi...hi!" Goto Ichirika snapped to attention and responded loudly.

The blonde woman, who was still somewhat uneasy, was startled by this girl and rolled her eyes at her speechlessly.

"There's no need to be so loud. There are other people around. It's not good to disturb them."

I'm...sorry.

Poor Pochi Sauce hung its head low, almost shrinking into a small ball, and honestly apologized without arguing at all.

Since that's just her personality, and compared to when they first met, Goto Ichiri is now considered an extroverted type of Pochi, Iji Tomoka didn't say much to avoid making her overthink things.

The blonde woman mentally rehearsed her words before slowly speaking, "If... I mean, if you suddenly found out that your boyfriend had another woman by his side, wouldn't you be unhappy?"

Upon hearing this, Goto Ichiri paused, looking somewhat bewildered.

The pink-haired girl opened her mouth timidly and replied weakly, "Um... I don't know exactly how many girlfriends Higashino-kun has."

She didn't even know how many girlfriends Higashino-kun had, so how could she possibly know if he had an extra girlfriend?

Ijichi Hoshika: Huh?

The blonde woman never expected that this guy, who had been in a relationship for almost a year, would be so carefree!

Sister, are you sleepwalking?

Does he really not care about anything?

"I mean, what if there are more possibilities?"

Ichiji Hoshika asked questions gradually, testing the girl's attitude little by little, afraid that saying too much at once would upset her and make her unable to accept it.

However, upon hearing her manager's question, Goto Ichiri looked puzzled. "It's normal to have many, isn't it? Isn't it normal for someone as outstanding as Higashino to have many girls who like him?"

To put it bluntly, if it weren't for this, would she even have had a chance?

Goto Ichiri was very fortunate that Higashino-kun was a sentimental and gentle person, which is why even a girl like her was willing to fall in love with him and always treat him gently.

One should not forget one's roots as soon as one reaches the shore.

We must have a conscience.

They're thinking about monopolizing resources and blocking upward mobility.

Of course, the main problem is that she lacks confidence and doesn't believe she has the qualifications and ability to do that kind of thing.

I wouldn't even dare to think about it.

In that case, what does it matter how many girlfriends Higashino-kun has?

As long as he has a small place in his heart, doesn't hate her, spends time with her when both of them are free, takes her on dates, and treats her well, isn't that enough?

Ichika Hoshika was a little uncomfortable. She said, "It's not that serious. The things that happen in a band are just like cicadas. They come into this world for three things: music, sex, and death. How can you generalize about dating a normal person?"

The blonde-haired older sister felt a little more at ease.

"What if you suddenly find that the woman who's suddenly appearing with him is someone you know?"

"An acquaintance?" Upon hearing this, Goto Ichiri subconsciously began to think. The first person that came to mind was the blue-haired bassist who was most compatible with her boyfriend, with whom she spent a lot of time and occasionally went out. "Is Ryo-senpai also Higashino-kun's girlfriend?"

"We're not in a girlfriend-girlfriend relationship! We just enjoy being together and don't care about the nature of our relationship!"

Ijichi Seika subconsciously corrected Pochi-chan's words.

"And it's not cool either!"

If none of these worked, Goto Ichiri became even more confused. She wondered if it was her manager who was telling her this, so could it be: "Is it Nijika?"

Upon hearing this, the blonde woman's face darkened, and she waved her hand dismissively, "No, no! How could that be!"

She was personally overseeing things; she couldn't let her younger sister fall into Higashino Akira's trap.