"You lot are all getting punished too!"
--Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack!
As soon as he finished speaking, Senba Gari suddenly produced a half-meter-long paper fan from who knew where. Moving so fast they barely had time to blink, he tapped all nine girls on the head in turn. He'd kept his strength under control, so at most, it only stung a little.
--Smack!
"Ow! Why'd you hit me again..." Honoka clutched her slightly sore head and looked at Senba Gari with an aggrieved expression.
"You're the leader. It's bad enough that you don't set a good example during practice, but you even took the lead in causing trouble."
"Mm..."
"Do you know the difference between a goddess and a goddess of madness?"
"N-no..." the nine girls answered in unison.
"It's one character..." As he spoke, Senba Gari raised the fan to swat them all again, but halfway up, he lowered it and instead slapped it lightly against his free hand. "Take a good look at yourselves. Is this the school idol group μ's? You're clearly a gang of nine delinquents!"
"Eli, Umi, Maki~"
Without warning, Senba Gari turned sharply toward the three most sensible girls in the group.
"...Y-yes!"
Like frightened little rabbits, the three girls nervously stared at Senba Gari—and the paper fan in his hand.
"You three are usually the most reliable. How did all of you lose your minds today? Hm?"
Eri: "Uh..."
Maki: "Well..."
Umi: "Sorry..."
"Do you have any idea what you're like right now... (tens of thousands of words omitted)"
Half an hour later—
"Ha... Seriously, where did you even borrow these clothes? They're so weirdly out there. Take them back right away, then wash that ridiculous 'face paint' off your faces. We'll talk about the rest when I get