As for whether little Mutsumi ended up joining Misumi Uika’s band, Miki Kashiwagi had no idea whatsoever.
All she knew was that Mutsumi had been in a great mood lately, having a wonderful time in Kawasaki and calling her, Soyo, or Sakiko every single day to chat.
Miss Subaru was also delighted to take care of Mutsumi every day—at least she didn't have to spend sixty or seventy on a taxi ride home alone anymore.
Besides, little Mutsumi was cute, warm, and soft; using her as a body pillow to sleep with in the dead of summer meant she barely even needed to turn on the air conditioning. Aside from needing to eat, drink, excrete, and fight with her over the TV at night, everything else was practically perfect—
The only troublesome part was explaining to the old hag why a junior idol kept calling to ask her to take good care of her daughter, but she somehow managed to bluff her way through it for both Mutsumi and Subaru.
There were only three days left before the new term started, yet Tomori still refused to go home. Not only did she linger without leaving, but she even started ordering dishes from Miki Kashiwagi.
"Doctor—for lunch I want ginger-braised beef, for dinner I want soup, and also some sea salt-flavored potato chips. Sakiko wants the pork floss flavor."
At least five minutes ago—meaning nine in the morning—Tomori had trotted up to her like a penguin, snatched the freshly brewed cup of coffee right out of her hand before she could take a sip, gulped it all down in one…
Chapter 169