They're saying that Shu's girlfriend is Mio or something? What's this all about?
She's Mio's twin sister, Miko!
Actually, my parents are worried after reading the article. Will you come with us?
If you don't hold on to an angel tightly, she'll fly away.
Because the one I like... is you, Mio.
If you accept my feelings, let's go together.
Mio.
The biggest star in the universe. I was really, really happy.
All right, I'm only going to say it once,
so listen carefully.
I like you.
What's wrong?
Ah? um?
W? What did you just say?
Really? you're so?
Found them! They're really here!
This site really is the best!
I had been wanting to meet them!
We're too conspicious together. Let's meet up later.
O? okay.
I'll just say it one more time.
I?
like...
you.
It wasn't
my imagination, right?
Ren's words?
I want to hear them again.
If only all other sounds would disappear?
I...
like...
you.
Why is that girl laughing to herself?
Ah? I let it slip.
I'm an idiot!
The mother of those children
died because of me.
What do you mean?
The children's father, Sakuraba-san, and I
were deeply in love with each other.
He abandoned his wife who was pregnant with the twins
and chose me instead.
Is that really true?
I'm shocked. You did such a thing
and yet you could meet with Mio so calmly.
That's why I want to at least apologize to those children.
How selfish can you be? You don't understand how Mio feels.
To meet their mother, that child pretended to be her brother
to join A.N.JELL. And you?
Pretended to be her brother?
I didn't say anything.
In any case, I won't forgive you.
How do I tell Mio?
That child? is a girl?
For Ren-san to come for me?
I never ever imagined that would happen.
If you accept my feelings,
let's go together. I'll be waiting for you.
What should I say to Shu-san?
Which one do you want?
Ah? okay.
What's wrong?
I'm so
touched.
Ren-san bought a drink for me.
You're not making any sense. Hurry up and choose.
Then? this one.
Delicious.
Let's go.
In the end I'm no match for Ren-san.
What are you doing?
I was checking the number of my fans. As expected, Ren-san is number 1.
I want to get ahead of him again.
Sure, sure. Work hard.
More importantly, you have to do well today, since it's a talk show.
There's only you. Ren or Shu won't be able to save you.
I know that. I'll definitely make them laugh.
Why is Ren-san at the airport? Furthermore, he's with Mio.
Didn't Mio go with Shu-san to his family home?
Sorry, Rina-san. I'm going to the office for a while.
What was that?
What's this? Flirting with each other...
You're really a girl in love.
You're even checking the site diligently.
Shut up. It's just because I'm bored.
Sorry, I'm in a hurry.
Really...
You're really a girl in love.
My friend asked me for them.
This too?
Leave me alone.
Okay.
Ren. Mio!
Hey, what are you doing here? Aren't you going to Shu's family home?
I went and brought her back.
Eh?
Hey, come here for a moment.
Ren, what are you doing?
Why are you interfering in Mio and Shu's Operation Love?
It's not in my nature to hide things. This is what it is.
What what is?
The person Mio likes is Ren?
That's what this is. Too bad, Mabuchi.
I don't understand. Why Ren?
He's the meanest one, he's troublesome, and he's really proud?
Ren-san is a wonderful person.
But you...
Mio.
Yuki? You? What about the recording?
Mio.
You like Ren-san?
Do you like him?
Yuki, hey!
Did you find him?
No, he's not anywhere.
What are we going to do about this important recording?
I'm worried too!
Ah? I'm really going to become fish food.
Do you have any idea? About where Yuki might go.
A place where Yuki-san might go?
This is my secret bus.
I ride it when I want to be alone.
Please stop!
Please stop. Yuki-san!
Thank you.
Yuki-san?
Don't bother me. Get off the bus.
Why...
Ren-san?
I...
like you.
When you joined A.N.JELL,
I'm Yuki. Let's do our best together!
we became best friends immediately.
But? when did it start?
You became
more than just a member of the band to me.
That's why...
when I learned that you were a girl,
I'm so happy! It's like a dream.
I was really happy.
I have
liked you all this time.
Can't it be me?
Yuki-san,
you're always so cheerful
that you cheer me up too.
If you were not around,
I would
probably be completely discouraged.
But...
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry...
Don't apologize.
If you apologize?
I'll feel more miserable.
The bus will complete its round soon.
I will resolve my feelings then,
so until then,
I want to keep this feeling.
Right, all resolved.
Then, I'm going back to the recording.
I'm going to make it the most interesting interview ever.
Yuki-san?
Listen up, Mio.
If you're worrying about me, don't worry about me.
Huh? That sounded strange.
Well, if you don't stop worrying,
I can't go back to being the same old me.
All right, Mio. Be careful on your way home.
Mio.
Yes!
If things don't go well between you and Ren-san, I won't accept it!
Yuki-san?
Thank you very much!
Is anything the matter, Mizusawa-san? You came this late?
I thought I would come to find out how the arrangement for "Miss You" is going.
Don't worry, Ren has shut himself up in the studio to work on it.
I'm looking forward to it.
Talking about which, what kind of person is Sakuraba Mio-kun?
Mio? He's the best.
He has the voice of an angel and cute looks. He's really marvelous.
Is he close to Katsuragi Ren-kun?
Of course, they get along well.
As I expected, because they are staying together under the same roof,
they learned how to understand each other.
Together...
There is definitely a bond between them. Right, Mabuchi?
Eh? Um? that?
Friendship. Yes. The 2 of them
are bound together by a strong friendship. Right, Sawa-chan?
Of course.
Staying together with my Ren...
Did he stay at the studio again last night?
Should I make a lunchbox for him?
Ren-san, welcome back!
Shu-san?
This is a famous snack from my hometown.
Um? Shu-san, I?
Don't make that face, Mio.
You don't have to worry about me.
I told you how I felt
because I wanted to do it.
I have decided to give up.
Eh?
Until now, I was planning to
support you without letting you know.
But from now, I'm going to be more active
in my support for you.
I'm going to make it easier for you to realize it.
No matter who you're looking at?
it doesn't matter.
I have made up my mind
to accept you no matter who you are.
Bravo! As expected from Ren.
It's a perfect arrangement.
Then, I'm going to send this to Mizusawa Reiko.
Please do.
But, there are a lot of stories about the origin of this song.
Mizusawa Reiko and the songwriter for "Miss You"
were supposedly dating each other.
In the past, she was known for being a woman with many loves.
That must the reason why she is so particular about this song.
What do you think?
I have no interest in this at all.
Once this is all over, I'll tell you everything.
About how important he was to me.
Because of that man, I...
Mother! Why are you leaving?
Is it because you don't like me?
You've come. I'm glad.
Please sit down.
I wanted to give you a present. I hope you like it.
This is?
You're a girl, right?
No? um?
In place of your brother,
you joined A.N.JELL, didn't you?
I beg you. Please don't tell anyone.
Does Ren know? That you're a girl.
I can't tell you the details,
but Ren and I
have a special relationship.
Stop causing him trouble!
Of course I wouldn't. I don't want to hurt Ren,
no matter what happens.
You're pretty serious.
You wanted to know about your mother, right?
I remembered something.
Really?
Her name was
Kirishima.
Kirishima Saori.
But I heard that she was abandoned by your father.
Father? abandoned her?
Is there a mistake?
Father would never do such a thing.
I'm sorry. I don't know the details.
It was a long time ago.
Is that so?
I'll contact you again if I remember anything.
Please do. I'll be going now.
They really are parent and child.
She's very much like that woman.
Mio.
Ren-san, I'm
not in the mood to watch a movie?
Mood? This has nothing to do with your mood.
You're my eyes.
Take me to my seat.
Okay?
Hey.
Eh?
But I heard that she was abandoned by your father.
Why are you staring into space?
It's nothing.
I'm fine. You'll get cold.
Keep it. It'll be bad if you catch a cold.
The stars are so pretty.
I've said I can't see them.
That's right! I'm going to show you a star.
Isn't it pretty? I prepared it for such an occasion.
You have too much free time.
Once I've finished my job,
I will go and find more stars.
When I see them,
I will remember you.
Your job?
Once my brother returns,
there'll be no need for me to stay with A.N.JELL.
Did something happen to you today?
You suddenly wanted to watch a movie.
Something unpleasant happened today.
In the past,
however depressed I got,
I couldn't do anything about it myself.
But now...
you're here.
Today is the very important day that you were born.
Ren-san, happy birthday.
Ren-san, that tickles.
When I'm with you, I can end the day with a smile.
I'm not praising you or anything.
I'm just saying that someone like you can be useful sometimes.
Of course, I know that.
That's enough.
Okay, I'll let you see stars too.
I'll hit you with all my might. If I do that, you'll be able to see stars.
That's a little...
Don't turn me down. Here it comes.
Ren is so close to that woman's daughter...
Kirishima Saori?
That's right.
I haven't heard of her. Who is she?
I heard the name from Mizusawa Reiko-san.
She said that person is my mother.
Did she say anything else?
She said that Mother
was abandoned by Father.
That's a lie!
That's right.
There must be some kind of mistake.
Obviously! My brother would never do such a thing.
Kirishima Saori, was it? I got it.
I'll try to find out more, since you're so busy.
Really?
If you find anyone who knows anything, please let me meet that person too.
As long as it's about my mother, I want to know about it.
Leave it to me. I'll do it for my cute niece.
Thank you very much!
Mio
likes you, right?
Until now,
I've given in to you about many things.
The leadership of A.N.JELL, and the direction the group would take.
Because I thought it was better that way.
But...
I won't let you have Mio.
Never.
I won't let you have Mio.
Never.
It's the same for me...
- Good morning! - Good morning!
'Morning, Mio, Yuki.
Hey, big news, big news!
Mio, the real Mio, is coming back.
My brother? When?
It seems he'll be back next week.
Speaking about her brother, what kind of guy is he?
Let's see...
The real Mio has
Ren's charismatic nature, Shu's kindness
and Yuki's cheerfulness.
He's the perfect guy who possesses all of that.
Really? I'm looking forward to meeting him.
Ah, now I'm extremely excited too.
Finally, at long last,
the real Mio is coming back.
A. N. JELL's Mio's sister, Miko, is Shu's girlfriend.
Although that sounds reasonable, I feel that we're being lied to.
Ah!
What is it?
Whenever Miko appears, Mio is never there!
Move it! He wasn't at the preview event,
or at the interview!
If we try saying it that way...
in other words, one is impersonating the other.
Mio and Miko
are one and the same!
These are the photos of stars for today.
3 photos? That's so few.
I'm sorry, but...
I've collected quite a lot.
Well, I hope you keep working at it.
But my favorite star of all
is right before my eyes.
What did you say?
Nothing.
Ah, my brother is coming back the day after tomorrow, right?
I'm looking forward to seeing him.
When he comes back, you'll..
Ah, right, I bought a telescope.
So that I can see the stars too.
Really?
Today we'll have a fan meeting and watch the stars.
I'm looking forward to it.
Even though your brother's coming back, nothing is going to change.
Eh?
From now on we're going to
keep watching the stars together.
And... this.
It's nothing.
Well, see you tonight.
Okay. After this, I'm going to listen to your arrangement of "Miss You."
The president told me to go right away.
You don't have to.
It's something that you had worked really hard on.
I want to listen to it too.
Is that so?
Yes.
Then... until tonight.
I'm really bad at this kind of thing.
Right. Tonight, I'll definitely give it to her.
What do you want?
It's about A.N.JELL. We'll get straight to the point.
Mio and Miko are the same person, right?
Ah? Your face has changed.
You'll feel better if you let it all out,
Miss Everybody's-Little-Fairy?
You! Hey!
She's dead.
...or pretending to be.
We're not bears!
Let's do this.
From now on, we won't publish anything bad about you.
In return, before we publish this scoop, don't tell anyone about it.
- Good girl. - Good girl.
My... As expected of Ren.
Yes, bravo, isn't it?
It's a bravo, President.
Now we just need Mizusawa Reiko to sing it.
By the way, I heard a rumor.
What is it?
The songwriter who wrote "Miss You"
was said to have been lovers with Mizusawa Reiko.
Eh? Really?
Yes.
It was said that they were so passionate about each other that they didn't care what others thought.
Shocking, isn't it?
I'm shocked.
Is it true?
About Father and that woman...
Yes...
But, that was what she said.
She said that for her, my brother
had abandoned your mother.
However, it must have been a lie.
She's just saying what she likes...
I'm going to ask her directly.
Hey, Mio!
Pig-Rabbit, it quite suits you.
Sakuraba Mio is here and is asking to see you right now.
Is that so?
All right.
She's late.
Did something happen?
What's this about? I'm busy.
I'm going to meet with the child of the person who's important to me.
I'd like you to come as well.
That doesn't concern me. Excuse me.
It's Mio.
Mio?
Yes. Or should I call her Miko?
She's the daughter of the man I loved.
I'll be waiting for you, so come.
Well, you've come.
You were just
my father's friend, right?
That was what you said, right?
You already knew it wasn't true when you came here, didn't you?
I'll tell you the truth.
Your father and I...
Takumi-san and I
were deeply in love.
So much so that it hurts me to think about it even now.
For me, Takumi-san
abandoned your mother.
I don't believe you.
Believe what you want, but...
Even your own son...
you didn't even love Ren-san.
You knew that Ren is my son?
You didn't give your love
to the person who should be the most important to you.
Because I gave birth to you, I lost someone important to me too.
If you can even forget the day you gave birth to me,
it would have been better if I wasn't born.
Even though he should have been the most important person in the world to you...
I don't believe that Father could love a person like you.
Your kind of love
is not true love.
You're saying the same thing your mother did.
My mother?
That's right.
That woman was jealous of the relationship I had with him, and she said those words.
But...
There is irrefutable proof
of our love.
The song that Ren had arranged.
This is the song your father wrote for me to get me to return to him.
For me, because he wanted me to return to his side.
You're lying!
Stop lying to yourself!
Ren-san.
You're here, Ren.
Just as I said on the phone,
this child is the daughter of the man I loved.
Is that true, Mio?
You're...
the daughter of that songwriter.
Is it true?
I'm sorry for keeping it from you.
But?
It's better this way.
It's better that everything is out in the open,
for the both of you.
The reporters contacted me just now.
They would like to have an interview with both Mio and Miko sometime soon.
We can turn it down, but I don't want to ruin our relationship with them.
Can you talk to Miko about this?
I understand.
This is bad?
Ren-san!
Ren-san, please wait for me!
Please, listen to me!
Ren-san!
I never expected that
you would be his daughter.
I've always been alone.
Ever since I was a child.
Finally,
I've found someone I could believe in.
I've found
someone I can share everything with.
That was what I thought.
But, why?
Why do you have to be that man's daughter?
I don't want
to see your face ever again.
Ren-san?
Mother Superior.
My heart hurts.
My heart hurts, I feel terrible.
I don't know what to do.
Mio.
Shu-san...
It's okay to cry.
Until you feel better,
I will
stay here,
right by
your side.