Aftermath (Saekano: How To Raise A Boring Girlfriend)

Episode 8

"Life is short, and it is up to you to make it sweet." - Sarah Louise Delany

Masaru went around the streets, asking about Hongyang Gang and its enemy gang, but people just avoided him like the plague. They ignored him either because they didn't know the answer, or because he used to be a criminal.

After two hours of searching, he sat down and switched his phone on. It is already one thirty in the afternoon, and he haven't had his lunch yet. He sighed. He wanted answers, but two hours still got him nothing. He had tried going to Liam's office before this, but he wasn't there as he was attending to his daughter.

"Good grief." He shook his head and stood up dejectedly. As he was walking along the streets, he bumped into someone.

"Ouch!" The old man groaned as he and Masaru fell down, "How dare you bang into Chao Ah Beng! I'll show you what's the power of an ah beng (gangster in Hokkien)!"

As he was about to lift his right hand, he groaned in pain and struggled to bring it up, only to give it up later."

"You're luck I got a wasted hand. I can only fight with two hands." The man said, "If we were still in the 1980s era, the gang and I will beat the shit out of you."

"Gang? What gang?" Masaru asked.

"What else gang is famous at that time in Singapore? The Hongyang Gang!"

"Hongyang Gang? Do you know Jack Yang?"

"Jacky? He's a loyal soldier. Like a brother to me."

"Look here, I'm his adopted son. I want to get some information for you. Can I do so?"

The man looked at him for a while before nodding his head.

Aftermath

Episode 8

Tomoya, Michiru and Megumi took a bullet train to the Namba Hatch in Osaka.

"Are you sure she's just going to help us like that?" Tomoya asked, "I'm pretty sure for a big figure, she would surely reject us."

"She's my friend, and I've helped her countless times." Michiru replied proudly, "She will definitely help us."

The three walked into an almost empty hall. Furuwolf is preparing herself on the stage with her microphone, and there is a man sitting on one of the seats.

"Alright, we are going to start the music soon." The man said, "So make sure you're ready, Ayako-san."

"I'm good." Ayako replied. The man pressed a button from his controller and suddenly, the instrumental of "Kimi-iro Signal" by Luna Haruna starts playing. Tomoya, Michiru and Megumi sat on the seats too and watched as Ayako sang.

"放課後　二人で過ごした教室
机の上　夢中ではずむ君の声
鈍感な君のその態度が
いつも私を意地悪にさせるの"

Tomoya nodded his head in satisfaction. Her voice is so great.

"ひとりぼっちだと思う時もある
涙止められない日もある
本当の私を見つめてほしいの
きっと伝わると信じているよ"

"Holy moly." Megumi awed, "She really can sing."

"君はいつだっていつだって
変わらないから
私が何回も何回も　シグナル送ってあげる
夢見たあの丘目指して
くじけそうな時も　頑張れそうだよ
君がいるから"

"Good job, Ayako-san." The man clapped after the woman finished singing. She smiled at the man, "Thank you, Ben-san." She then turned to the other three.