I don't expect most of y'all to share this experience, but the moment Mitsuki quit the band would barely exist to her. It doesn't really matter. It's an afterthought, an inevitability. Everything from the moment she stopped playing to where we are now, and probably for a while yet, will feel blurry to her. It's not surprising we immediately jumped to Aya's POV while Mitsuki is just going through the motions. What we do get from Mitsuki in upcoming chapters will be pretty depressed.
I went through some rough times musically around the same age. It was heartbreaking. Hope for better things for Mitsuki, but the music industry is rough and she's only beginning to understand that.
I wonder how much of this is drawing on Sumiko's own experiences or those of someone very close to her. There are moments in her work that feel very real, very lived, and the last couple chapters are probably up there with a specific part of Makoto no Momoka for how deeply it resonated for me.
Woah! thanks for sharing this! You even reminded me I had a similar experience, but it was related to art and being part of an art circle... I don't know why I didn't connect it, but now it's bringing up those memories. I'm able to reread the chapter and have it land a little better.
