Mrs. Suirenji

Mrs. Suirenji (ルカの母) is Ruka's mother. She was once a second rate idol who's career ended without hitting it big.

Appearance
Mrs. Suirenji has medium length light blue hair. She is usually seen wearing hoop earrings, a white cardigan and a dress.

Story
Mrs. Suirenji was once a second-rate idol who's career ended without hitting it big and as a result her dreams went unfulfilled. Soon after having given birth to her daughter Ruka, Mrs. Suirenji and her husband decided to have their daughter live out their unrealized dreams by training her to become an idol at an early age. After having opened a small performance office, the Suirenji family began to struggle financially from Ruka's lesson fees and business expenses and as a result Mrs. Suirenji and her husband lost hope in their dreams and their living conditions became quite harsh for many years.

Years later, on Christmas Eve, Mrs. Suirenji and her husband learnt that their daughter had signed a three year contract at a major performance office without telling them. Feeling that their ability to make their daughter a top idol was insufficient, both Mrs. Suirenji and her husband left Ruka with their debt of 150,281,000 yen and abandoned her.

After leaving their daughter, Mrs. Suirenji and her husband are caught in a serious car accident while in Hokkaido. Both horribly injured, Mrs. Suirenji and her husband reflect on their actions and come to the conclusion that it was divine punishment for what they did to Ruka and accept their fate. But a passing  traveling doctor tended to their injuries and saved their lives.

Months later, while still recovering, both Mrs. Suirenji and her husband felt terrible for what they had done. Later they learn from the news that their daughter was taking a break from her idol job due to poor health. Concerned about her, but unable to travel due to their injuries, Mrs. Suirenji and her husband ask the doctor who saved them earlier to visit the Ise Grand Shrine in their place to pray for their daughter's health.

Later, after having recovered, Mrs. Suirenji and her husband couldn't decide if they should see their daughter again as they didn't know how to apologize to her. They then meet a young butler, who shares his story to them about how he was abandoned by his parents and tells them that if they truly felt sorry for what they did to their daughter, then they could start over from the beginning.

Taking his advice, both Mrs. Suirenji and her husband travel to Tokyo Big Sight and are reunited with their daughter during the end of NatsuComi's doujinshi sale. After offering to buy her last doujinshi, Mr. Suirenji explains to Ruka that the two of them came to apologize for what they had done and explain to her where they had been for the past eight months. After finishing their story, both Mrs. Suirenji and her husband formally apologize to Ruka and inform her that they had found a way to pay off the debt and that they would be starting an idol office once again. Relieving her from their debt, Mr. Suirenji tells Ruka that they would support her no matter what she does. Ruka then shows them the doujinshi she was selling. Seeing the similarities between the character in her book and their daughter's life, Ruka tells her parents that she loved singing and would continue working as an idol. She then thanks them for apologizing and for giving her what she loved: music. Afterwards, Mrs. Suirenji and her husband are overjoyed from hearing their daughter's words.