Later that night, Shuichi complains to Yuki who doesn't get why Shuichi is so annoyed by Suguru. Shuichi just says that there's something about him that he doesn't like and that he refuses to appear on Hit Stage with him. Yuki does not take any of Shuichi's self indulgent pity party.
Shuichi gets mad at Yuki for saying something so cruel, but I have to agree with Yuki here. Shuichi is being overly defensive about Suguru's involvement. He shouldn't be so concerned over who is leading the group but what's best for the group as a whole. It doesn't help his case when we remember last chapter where Shuichi actually, physically DID run away from Ryuichi! Sorry Shuichi but you're in the wrong here. The scene shifts to the next day at the studio, everyone getting ready for a photo op or a radio show or...something. It's not very clear. In another example of the manga's odd pacing, Shuichi has a flashback...that continues the previous scene. Wouldn't it have made more sense to just keep the scene going and then switch to the new one? Anyway, Shuichi yells at Yuki that everything he told him about his past was a lie and that Shuichi thinks Yuki doesn't really love him at all. Yuki, naturally, shouts at him and tells him to get out if he actually believes that. Shuichi knows he screwed up and Suguru figures out that Shuichi is in a bad mood because of a fight. Suguru says that "gay boys" like Shuichi are bad for Yuki and they should just break up. Well...I suddenly don't like Suguru at all. Shuichi is of the same mind, vowing to find out what Suguru's deal is and to make sure he doesn't get too close to Yuki.
The scene shifts to Suguru telling Yuki that the problems with the letter that Taki got have been solved and Yuki wants to know if that was really the only reason he was there. Shuichi, who is also there, wonders the same thing. They get into a discussion about Yuki's past again but Suguru doesn't care about his past, doesn't care about Yuki seeing Shuichi, and doesn't care about Taki. All he cares about is making sure Shuichi is able to perform at the best of his abilities. Oh, and we also learn that Suguru is Seguchi's cousin. Which explains why they're similar in looks and personality actually. Suguru cheerfully bids Yuki good night and Shuichi apologizes to Yuki for eavesdropping and for saying such nasty things. Yuki tells him that he had left out a detail regarding his past and wants to know if Shuichi wants to hear it. Shuichi says he doesn't. Not yet. Yuki tells him to do his best to make peace with Ryuichi and sing with him. And if he can't then just move past it and don't worry about it. Yuki then gives Shuichi a gift: A locket that has his picture along with a picture of the man he killed.
The scene just ends there and we move on to Sakano being shocked that Suguru is Seguchi's cousin (and I just realized there are a lot of "S" named people in this series). Of course, since Sakano has such a crush on Seguchi, Suguru can do no wrong in his eyes.
Shuichi is in a fired up mood and ready to sing at Hit Stage, but internally he's torn up. He's not worried about Yuki's past but he IS worried about what happened in Yuki's past to make him change so much from the picture Yuki gave Shuichi.
The rest of the group find out about Shuichi and Ryuichi and Shuichi is determined to make things right with Ryuichi, ending the chapter before the show is about to begin.
This chapter...Eh, this chapter didn't excite me. It's nice that we finally got to see the man Yuki killed (and I notice he appears to be older than Yuki which makes me wonder how they knew each other) but beyond that nothing really super big, exciting, or important happened.
Tune in tomorrow for Gravitation Track 21! See you then.
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