Ara stayed at Aki's office while he made a call to Kazehaya Gin relaying her request. As she expected, Homura International's CEO refused to agree at first, but as her brother explained what happened, the other seemed to understand, thus the call ended.
"So? What did Big Bro Kaze say?"
"He seems to be okay with it, but he said the final decision's not his to make," Aki said, and Ara nodded. "He will definitely tell Kou so we just have to wait."
"Big Bro, when you make the offer to Koharu's parents, please make sure you have witnesses," Ara advised him, and the older Suzuki agreed.
They wouldn't give Okada Koharu a chance to twist the story.
"I'm leaving," Ara then announced as she got up and picked up her bag.
"But isn't it too late to go back to class?" Aki glanced at his watch – the expensive one that Ryuu had given him last night. It read three in the afternoon.
