Tokyo, Akihabara District, a certain maid café.
"Go on, Fake Hair, tell me about that half-baked plan of yours..." Sogo Doma, who had been dragged here through sheer persistence, said with a roll of his eyes.
"Ahahaha..." As Kotaro Katsura greeted the maids taking orders, he replied, "Now that we have the support of high-society families like the Shinomiya Family and the Doma Family—sorry, the maids are here. Sogo, wait a moment..."
Sogo Doma: "..."
Who the hell was supposed to be asking whom for help here?
With nothing better to do, he could only turn toward the girl beside him who was pretending to be invisible. "Elisaki, right?"
Elisaki: "..."
Huh!?
She had been playing the part of a background extra for ages!
"N-no, my surname is Yoshida. Saki Yoshida..."
Fortunately, Sogo Doma had no idea she was trying to fade into the background. Otherwise, he would definitely have introduced her to Akarin and Megumi Kato. Now those were true background characters!
"Saki Yoshida? That name sounds familiar. Have we met before?"
"Um, Mr. Doma, you went to Mr. Katsura's dojo in my place..."
Sogo Doma: "..."
Did that happen?
"Sorry, then you really had it rough..." he said sincerely, the moment he thought of Fake Hair's personality.
"How could that be!" Saki Yoshida retorted. "Mr. Katsura is someone I admire. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't even have had a place to stay."
"Hm?" Sogo Doma paused. A place to stay? What kind of phrasing was that? Didn't this girl go home?
"I'm currently staying at Mr. Katsura's dojo..." Saki Yoshida said with her head lowered.
"Elisaki..." Kotaro Katsura spoke from beside her before she could finish.
"It's all right, Mr. Katsura..." Saki Yoshida suddenly smiled. "I'll face my past head-on. Compared with Mr. Katsura's ideals, my