"So that was why you wanted someone to be your shield?"
Masuzu Natsukawa: "..."
It really was a shield, but...
"That really is an unbelievably stupid idea." Sogo Doma shook his head again. "With that kind of thought process, I doubt even studying seriously would get you into the University of Tokyo. Why not just find someone to marry instead?"
Masuzu Natsukawa: #^_^
"Then why don't you come up with a feasible plan yourself?!"
"Before that, allow me to refute your plan first." Sogo Doma wagged a finger. "To most guys, something like a boyfriend isn't much of an obstacle..."
"That only applies to people like you, doesn't it?" Masuzu Natsukawa retorted, and Utaha Kasumigaoka and the others wholeheartedly agreed.
"No, no, no..." Sogo Doma denied it again. "Rather than saying a boyfriend isn't an obstacle, it would be more accurate to say that a boyfriend is actually an advantage."
"An advantage?" Not only Masuzu Natsukawa, but everyone in the Service Club looked utterly confused.
"Even if I pretended to be your boyfriend, I couldn't keep pretending forever, could I?" Sogo Doma asked with a cold laugh. "Or did Natsukawa-san expect this fake relationship to become real from the start?"
"Who would want a fake relationship with you to become real?!" Masuzu Natsukawa couldn't hold it in.
"Since you don't expect it to become real, this pretending-to-be-boyfriends thing will eventually come to an end. And when that happens, after you break up, you'll only attract even more attention. After all, taking advantage of someone when they're vulnerable is probably every guy's instinct..."
Everyone in the Service Club: "..."
Taking advantage of someone when they were vulnerable!? Don't make something that dangerous sound like an instinct!
Before they could say anything, however, Sogo Doma continued, "That's why I said finding someone