Things went precisely as Miki Kashiwagi had anticipated. Soyo had indeed taken the trouble of doing the ideological work on Taki's end for her, and Taki was not some kind of party-spoiling villain either; after struggling with herself for a brief moment, she somewhat squeamishly agreed to the four-band live decision.
Perhaps it was Tomori's pleading gaze that made it impossible for Taki to refuse, or perhaps it was Anon's offhand remark—"Not even Rikki's older sister ever made it to the Budokan, so for us to get there first is a surprisingly pleasant windfall"—that struck a chord in Taki, causing her to begin wavering the moment she heard that intensely significant word.
As for the underlying reasons or the connections involved, Kokaka neither cared nor wanted to pry; as long as Taki nodded in agreement, that was enough.
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