So what's the over-under on mom deciding that she really wants her daughters no matter what and pursuing the legal route?
I honestly wouldn't put it past her, what with how callous and manipulative she is.
Why do i get the feeling that those tears are crocodile tears? Then she stopped when Hotaka didn't react to her fake tears and just thought 'what a shame'?
Hoping that she won't use her position as their "mother" and frame wahei for kidnapping.
Considering there's literally only four chapters left (ends at chapter 30), not to mention the chapter titles in the volume 5 table of contents (seen in chapter 25),that mother will come back for sure