Chapter 138

## Amends

**Amends**「清算, *Seisan*?」 is the one-hundred thirty-eighth chapter of *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari.

## Summary

Aqua is looking after a sleeping Ruby when he hears a car. Once outside, he finds it belongs to Taiki, with Mem-Cho and Frill sitting in the back seats. Taiki tells Aqua to "hop in" and the latter obliges.

A short while later, Taiki is driving them to the beach when Aqua asks why he is doing this. Taiki claims that it is a gettogether, since they will start performing for the *15 Year Lie* starting tomorrow, but Frill reveals that he just wants to show off his new car. Observing Taiki and Frill's bantering, Aqua inquires about their relationship and they reveal that they co-starred in the past. Mem-Cho then asks why she got invited, to which Frill answers that she wanted to hang out and Taiki reveals that he planned on inviting the other actors but did not want to distract them from their performances. After Frill roasts Taiki for almost forgetting to pick up his drivers license, Mem-Cho realizes that he has never driven by himself before and asks if it is wise to use such an expensive car for his first time. In response, Taiki assures her that he is a skilled driver.

Despite Taiki's confidence, however, he ends up crashing his car against a pole. Frill worries about a possible scandal but Aqua notes that a small incident without casualties is not newsworthy while Mem-Cho calls the police. Aqua then asks Taiki if he is insured and the latter confirms that he is but also claims that he is done driving, causing Frill to call him a coward. The group later watches as Taiki's car is carried off by a pick-up crew.

Once at the beach, Taiki laments the loss of his car. Aqua notes that Taiki is surprisingly frail, causing Mem-Cho to point out that Aqua is similar himself, which Frill believes makes sense since they are blood related. Following Frill's statement, Mem-Cho struggles to process this revelation, prompting Aqua to explain that he and Taiki are half-brothers on the father's side. This causes Mem-Cho to deduce that Taiki's mother was a child molester, since Taiki is three years older than Aqua and Ai's ex-boyfriend was a middle-schooler. However, Taiki then reveals that he already knew this fact, which is why he agreed to participate in the movie: to make amends for his parents' sins. Frill asks if remembering his loved ones is painful and Taiki says that it is, but also affirms that he will never forget about his car, causing Aqua to point out she is not talking about the vehicle.

Elsewhere, Masaya is having dinner with someone and thanking them for providing funding for the movie, even though he did not expect them to become a sponsor. When the individual claims it is because they are "indebted" to Masaya, the latter notes that they should be aware of the premise of the movie and that the production has to requested permission from several people to use real names, but not theirs. Masaya then asks the individual, Hikaru Kamiki, if he is aware of what this means, with the latter confirming that he does.

## Characters

* Ruby Hoshino
* Aqua Hoshino
* Mem-Cho
* Frill Shiranui
* Taiki Himekawa
* Kana Arima (mentioned)
* Masaya Kaburagi
* Hikaru Kamiki
* Takamine (flashback)
* Fuyuko Niino (flashback)

## Trivia

* Taiki's car is a variant of the Bentley Continental GT.
	+ Somewhat strangely he got one with left hand drive but Bentley, being a British brand, would offer right hand drive variants for countries that drive on the left side of the road such as Japan.