That night Mikomi went to see Saori-mama. There at the hostess club, she took time to chat with the number one hostess, Mari-chan.
Mari-chan: I see, you bumped into Akira-san in the afternoon and wonder about your own future.
Mikomi: Mari-chan, is it okay for us to be together?
Mari-chan: Wasn’t that the promise? A happy family for you and his own host club. Once both of you achieve that wouldn’t it be time for you to move on and settle down?
Mikomi: That’s true but what happened before may happen again.
Mari-chan: I don’t think so.
Mikomi: Eh?
Mari-chan: I’m sorry, Mi-chan. I have been doing something behind your back.
Mikomi: What did you do?
Mari-chan: Following Akira-san and his ‘father’ around. But of course I didn’t do it personally. Do you remember Takumi? He’s a friend of Akira-san who happened to be a few months his senior at that club.
Mikomi: I think I remember. He’s ranked 10th at that point of time.
Mari-chan: He was. He’s the club’s number one at the moment while Akira-san is the number two. Takumi is helping him out in his plan to open his own club.
Mikomi: Really?
Mari-chan: Do you have time tomorrow?
Mikomi: Why?
Mari-chan: It will take time telling you about what took place this past two years after you and Akira-san left each other. I have the day off tomorrow. We could go somewhere for lunch and talk about it.
Mikomi: Will my apartment do? I can do the cooking. Both my younger siblings will be out.
Mari-chan: If it’s not much work for you.
Mikomi: It isn’t.
Mari-chan: Then I will see you tomorrow. If you would excuse me, I have to get back to work.
Mikomi: Sorry to have kept you away from it.
Mari-chan: No problem. Being number one I have my own privileges.
Saori-mama: Had a good talk with Mari-chan?
Mikomi: We are meeting tomorrow to really have a good talk.
Saori-mama: I see. It must about Akira-san.
Mikomi: How did you know?
Saori-mama: I overheard your conversation. I’m sorry about that.
Mikomi: It’s ok. I really would like to be happy with him.
Saori-mama: I wish for that too.
Mikomi: Thank you.
