"Most of it's his story to tell, if he so chooses. But I can say he successfully interfered with my mother's attempts to push me into idolhood, and got her to stop."

Kujikawa-san seems to enjoy that kind of work, at least since her hiatus. Hifumi would have hated it.

"That puts Ren and I at least a year ahead of you, then - possibly as much as two. I think you'd remember hearing about him, even if you hadn't met. He always struck me as... saying whatever he thought would make people like him the most."