He had offered his heart to the bright moon, only for the moon to shine upon a ditch. Sogo Doma felt utterly stifled. What the hell did "I see" even mean? Did she want him dead first? Even Mashiro had been led astray—couldn't they just have fun together anymore? Had he done something wrong?
No, this definitely had nothing to do with him. Certain people must have taught Mashiro all sorts of bizarre things—some dumpling, for instance, or some Utaha...
Only Sogo Doma could set things right:
"Mashiro, not every story needs to sacrifice the male characters first..."
"Mm." Mashiro Shiina nodded. "You could also just not have male characters appear from the beginning."
Masuzu Natsukawa: "..."
Who was the dangerous one here?!
Sogo Doma: -_-!
EMMM...
Was she really this hung up on male characters?
"Don't casually erase the existence of male characters..."
"But..." Mashiro Shiina tilted her head. "There haven't been many male characters in what Utaha has been reading lately..."
Yukino Yukinoshita: "..."
Upon hearing that, the Second Miss subtly shifted several steps away from Utaha Kasumigaoka, keeping a safe distance.
Masuzu Natsukawa: "..."
Heh. Hehehe...
She, too, quietly retreated half a step, as though that might give her a little sense of security.
"Utaha, what exactly have you been letting Mashiro read?" Sogo Doma fought to keep his eyelid from twitching.
"Oh my..." Masuzu Natsukawa and Yukino Yukinoshita's reactions pleased her once more. "You can't blame me for that. That old woman Enako asked me to screen them first. In fact, I'm a victim too."
Sogo Doma: "..."
He roughly understood now. Wasn't this that essay contest about "Girls Together Are So Wonderful"? Understanding was one thing, but where was he supposed to argue his case? He couldn't exactly ask her to give up her job,