>>40508747Companies (JP especially) bury scandal rather than risk confronting it. You cut her loose and pretend that she never existed because it could otherwise taint your brand new virtual idol group.
Similar to what happened later with Mel (cover up staff harassing talent and hope it goes away since admitting it occurs is 'worse') or the cases of Aloe & Coco where they were penalized for being the targets of aggressive Antis in a bid to shield the rest of the company.
