"Mom."
During dinner, Yuigahama Yui suddenly spoke.
"What's wrong, Yui?" Mrs. Yuigahama looked at Yuigahama Yui curiously.
"Mom, I, I want to drop out of school."
"What?" Mrs. Yuigahama widened her eyes and looked at Yuigahama Yui in surprise. Even Hasegawa couldn't help frowning. A sixteen-year-old girl, if she doesn't go to school at this time, what should she do? Although it is very common in Japan not to go to college, generally speaking, most people still choose to finish high school.
"Mom, you know. I have no talent for studying. Even if I study hard, I can't improve my grades much. Now I have almost given up studying and put more energy into learning music. So, I think I will drop out of school now, and try to join the entertainment club, and then debut. If I continue to go to school, it will take at least two years, and if I join the entertainment club now, maybe these two years will be my critical period." Yuigahama Yui said seriously.
"Ah? This--" Mrs. Yuigahama was at a loss for a moment, and couldn't help but look at Hasegawa. Mrs. Yuigahama has now become accustomed to letting Hasegawa make decisions on some important matters. Even if she herself didn't notice, Hasegawa has become the family pillar of their family.
Seeing Mrs. Yuigahama's pleading eyes, Hasegawa frowned slightly and looked at Yuigahama Yui: "Yuigahama, have you thought about it? This kind of thing is related to your future life. Do you really want to do this?"
"Well, I have thought about it. I am not a genius like you, Hasegawa. I really have no talent in learning. Even if I continue to persist, I will only waste more than two years of time and have almost no gains. At most, I can only get a high school diploma, but that kind of diploma is probably useless to me. Instead of this, I might as well spend these precious two years on music." Yuigahama Yui said to Hasegawa very seriously.
"You have thought about this for a long time." Hasegawa actually thinks Yuigahama Yui's idea is not bad. In fact, Hasegawa felt from the beginning that people like Yuigahama Yui who can't study at all, instead of continuing to waste time in high school, might as well do a technology as soon as possible.
However, music is a little different from other technologies. After all, this is to mix in the entertainment industry. For some people, the entertainment industry is not necessarily a good place.
"Well, I thought about it for a long, long time." Yuigahama Yui lowered her head and said quietly.
"Have you considered all the consequences?"
"Yes, all the consequences have been considered." Yuigahama Yui still lowered her head, her tone calm, without the slightest ripple.
Looking at Yuigahama Yui like this, Hasegawa couldn't help scratching his head. If Yuigahama Yui had chosen other aspects, Hasegawa would not be so entangled. However, in fact, from the beginning when Yuigahama Yui started to learn music, this situation should have been considered, so Hasegawa would not feel particularly abrupt.
"Hey, Hasegawa. Do you know?" Yuigahama Yui suddenly looked up at Hasegawa.
"What?"
"I like you!"
"Uh, Yuigahama, you——"
"Hasegawa, listen to me. I like you, and I don't know when I started to like you, but as time went by, your protection and care for me, and even your time spent on learning music knowledge to teach me, all of this made me fall in love with you unconsciously. Of course, I also know that I am not worthy of you. After all, you are a genius, and I am just a very clumsy ugly duckling." Yuigahama Yui's tone was full of calmness, as if she was telling someone else's story.
Listening to Yuigahama Yui's words, Hasegawa felt a headache. This was what he didn't want to see the most. So from the beginning, he kept emphasizing the idea that he didn't want to fall in love. Hasegawa felt that even if other girls confessed to him, it would be much better than Yuigahama Yui confessing to him. Yuigahama Yui's confession was the most difficult, especially now that she was confessing to him in front of Mrs. Yuigahama.
Hasegawa couldn't help but look at Mrs. Yuigahama. Mrs. Yuigahama looked excited and even relieved at this time. Seeing Mrs. Yuigahama's expression, Hasegawa felt even more headache, and he couldn't help but feel desperate.
"I originally thought that just staying quietly by Hasegawa's side would be enough. But, I don't know since when, some girls kept appearing around Hasegawa. They are very outstanding, whether it's Busujima or Sawamura. Compared with them, I'm simply useless." Yuigahama Yui's flat tone revealed a sense of inferiority.
"Yui——"
"Mom, don't comfort me, I understand." Yuigahama Yui looked up and smiled at Mrs. Yuigahama. Although the smile seemed brilliant, tears were faintly in her eyes.
Mrs. Yuigahama couldn't help but sigh when she saw this. She suddenly regretted that she had instilled the idea of Yuigahama Yui to like Hasegawa. After all, Hasegawa was too good, and Yuigahama Yui was under too much pressure to be with him.
At this time, Hasegawa even wanted to die. With Yuigahama Yui's confession, how would he get along with Mrs. Yuigahama in the future? Moreover, Yuigahama Yui looked so pitiful that people couldn't help but want to comfort her. But Hasegawa resisted this idea.
"So, I think I should make myself better, to the extent that I am good enough to match Hasegawa. Hasegawa will not fall in love for two and a half years, right? So, I want to use two and a half years to fight and work hard, at least to make myself better. At that time, I will confess to you, Hasegawa." Yuigahama Yui raised her head with a smile on her face and a firm expression, but the tears in her eyes finally couldn't be restrained and still flowed out.
"Well, actually, it doesn't matter whether she is excellent or not. I, I actually don't care about the identity of the person I like, and there is no such thing as worthy or unworthy. As long as I like her, that's enough." Hasegawa turned his head away slightly, not wanting to see Yuigahama Yui's current expression. Moreover, Hasegawa felt guilty.