"Sogo, you're here." Mashiro waited quietly in the make-up exam classroom, only showing a reaction when she saw Sogo Doma.
"If I hadn't come, wouldn't you have gotten lost...?"
"Sogo, you underestimate me." She shook her head and said seriously, "I wouldn't get lost."
"Huh!?" Sogo Doma paused. "Is that so...?"
"I would stay here until Sogo showed up."
Sogo Doma: "..."
"How is that any different from getting lost?" he quipped.
"It's different, because Sogo wouldn't abandon Mashiro..." Mashiro thought for a moment before adding seriously, "Just like Rita."
"You sure dare to say that..." Sogo Doma said noncommittally. "Who knows about something like that?"
"Would Sogo abandon Mashiro?" She looked somewhat confused.
"Not for now..." Sogo Doma rubbed her head. "Idiot, I only teased you about getting lost. You really can say anything..."
"Mm, this is a new manga plot!" Mashiro raised one finger.
Sogo Doma: "..."
Huh!?
"You aren't thinking about drawing manga all the time, are you?" he asked hesitantly.
"Yes." Mashiro Shiina answered without hesitation.
"What about the make-up exam?" Sogo Doma's eye twitched.
"No problem..." She clenched her fist. "Probably. Otherwise, I'll use Plan C..."
"Where did Plan C come from?" Sogo Doma couldn't help asking.
"As long as I take out everyone else sitting the make-up exam, I'll definitely pass. That's the plan..."
"W-Wait a second!" Since this concerned her, Eriri, who had been following behind Sogo Doma, couldn't hold back any longer. "What kind of plan is that? Why would taking everyone else out mean you'd pass?"
"Sogo, who is she?" Mashiro Shiina ignored her and looked to Sogo Doma instead.
"Sorry, I forgot to introduce you. This is Sawamura, Eriri Sawamura. By the way, she's here for the make-up exam too..."
Eriri Sawamura: "..."
Could he not mention that she was