“ win or get grounded ? that sounds intense . ” akari blinked , shocked , then sent a volleyball over the net .
“ why would their parents do that ? i hope i don’t meet them while playing , they must be desperate . ”
“That’s the business. The idol business is hard, the one of child-idols even harder.” he replied, laughing softly. Her reaction was quite amusing, seeing how she blinked. Usually people would just shrug off this kind of statement. People like the remaining members of his unit.
“Fulfillment of their own dreams? The money? Fame? Who knows.” now he was the one to shrug. Instead of playing like her, Ibara just stood there, minding his own business. Or more like, talking to everyone who was willing to talk, maybe he’d make something like a friend today. “I wonder about that. Some could also lack motivation if they’re being pushed this far. You shouldn’t be afraid of those. It’s not going to be you who gets grounded for failure.”