Here's a thought: who's paying for Miho's stay at Ooarai? Is she still being supported by her mother in spite of being technically a failure based on the precepts of the Nishizumi school? I mean, it looks to me like she's renting the place she's in right now, and I don't see a 16-year old being able to support herself unless she's been working part-time behind the scenes.
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