Miyuki’s mouth started watering again, this time for a different reason. “Mmm…Melon pan…Food…" She shook her head again and snapped out of her reverie. “B-but yeah, cute things are hard to resist, aren’t they?“
Miyuki giggled as Seika talked about her pets. “Mariko sure is a little devil, isn’t she? I’m glad my pets don’t eat each other!” Truthfully, it would’ve been a tad troubling if they did - Miyuki would definitely get in trouble from the zoo if their big cats started to eat each other at her house. They usually got along well, but that didn’t mean that Miyuki didn’t worry.
“Although talent is natural-born, hard work and dedication will trump it if the talent does not work hard,” Miyuki said dreamily, as though quoting from a book. “I heard that somewhere. That’s why I’m determined to work hard to succeed Jurina, and then become Center Nova!“
"Ah…” she glanced at the clock, then grinned. “We’ve still got time before afternoon practice! Do you want to come to my house and meet my…uhh, pets?“
Seika’s eyes widened. “I think… I get it?” The statement sounded cool, at least. “Eh! Center Nova? Aren’t you scared of disappearing though?“ She freaked out for a moment, before becoming more mellow. Yuuko-san did… and I watched the Battle of Akibastar… for a moment, it looked as though Chieri-san had disappeared too… but she showed up right after..”
“Ah, so you were born on Akibastar? Do you live close by?” Groaning, she flopped to the side lazily. “I don’t wanna walk too far…"
“Of course I’m aware of that risk!” Miyuki said, a steely glint in her eyes. “But I want to do it anyway! The Centre Nova phenomenon…I don’t care about all that! I’ll know that if I disappear, it will have been for a reason, just like when Acchan the 13th disappeared! Or Yuuko the 7th! Yuihan the 6th! Takamina the 4-” Miyuki’s voice cracked, and a tear slowly slid down her face. Having lived on Akibastar her entire life, and having been to every 0048 concert that had been held there, she had personally witnessed all the Centre Nova been initiated and then disappear when the conditions had been met. It was heartbreaking to see it happen once live, but to see it happen multiple times…It had given Miyuki a steely reserve to chase that Centre Nova position, and to prove that she could hold it and not disappear in front of the fans.
Miyuki quickly wiped away the tear, and turned around, breathing in deeply…Then spun back to face Seika, and was all smiles again. “Yes, I live on Akibastar! I was born and raised her, and I’ve been to every 0048 concert that’s been held here!” She headed towards the door, glancing back to check if Seika was following her. “It’s not too far, about a 10 minute walk from here!”
