He pops by Nene's in a hoodie patterned with loud pineapples and the color scheme for the scenes that ensue is even more off the wall than usual—vivid blood orange and almost-neon turquoise blue saturate Teru's inaugural visit to the game center and karaoke. They clean up an earlier misunderstanding when Nene mentioned their friend's disappearance and Akane said airily, “I hear you'll live longer now.” Nene has always worn her heart on her sleeve and there's not much she needs to do to convince Akane she's not happy with how things turned out, what with the tears brimming from her eyes in the incongruously cheerful karaoke room. Especially since there's a clear conflict of interest when it comes to Nene and Akane and Teru—the boys only ever talk about rescuing Aoi, and there's no love lost between them and Number Seven.
Published at: 2025-08-11 21:30:00
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