Valkyrie. One of, if not the biggest idol groups in ES.
..That was a few years ago now. Goodness, what was with Shu constantly dwelling on the past? Well, how could he not, with his favorite gone. Nazuna Nito, of course! Anyone would be positively insane to suggest otherwise.
Nazuna was Shu's prized possession, everyone knew that. He was held on such a high pedestal, nobody exactly turned a head when word got out of Nazuna's departure, which naturally left Shu absolutely devastated.
It was almost like he went solo the way Mika Kagehira was completely forgotten about. It wasn't like he was talked about much besides when others would take pity on him, so what was the need? If anything, he was nothing but dragging Shu down, and Mika knew this. Yet, he persisted.
"..The boy doesn't even have any hobbies! He just- follows me around like some stupid mutt! ..Right. Unfortunately, he just doesn't compare to Nito. Nobody does, but especially not that boy."
Shu was on the phone with God knows, unaware of a distraught Mika standing silently in the doorway.