"Besides, I don't really know much about games..." Yukino Yukinoshita said evenly. "Sawamura's advice merely made me realize that I'm lacking in quite a few areas..."
"Yukinoshita-senpai..."
"Um..." Just as the little blonde was about to speak, Sogo Doma raised a hand and interjected, "Yukinoshita, shouldn't I be the one who made you realize your shortcomings?"
Everyone in the Service Club: "..."
Was that really what he should be concerned about right now?
After rolling her eyes, Yukino Yukinoshita looked at the little blonde. "Sawamura, could you explain the concept you just mentioned in more detail?"
"This actually has to do with people's expectations..." Before Eriri Sawamura could speak, Sogo Doma had already snatched the conversation away.
"Expectations?"
That exchange made Eriri Sawamura, who had been organizing her thoughts, feel as if she had swallowed a mouthful of blood. She had wanted to show off a little in front of Yukinoshita-senpai, but after hearing Sogo Doma toss out such professional terminology, how was she supposed to speak now?
"That's right..." Sogo Doma nodded again. "After people put in effort, they always expect to gain something. Just as Natsukawa said earlier, if there are lots of people around when someone confesses to you, then rejecting that confession becomes quite difficult..."
Masuzu Natsukawa: "..."
That really was a fitting example.
As she grumbled inwardly, Sogo Doma raised his index finger again. "In fact, that difficulty mostly has to do with expectations too. Since everyone was involved in the confession, they've put in what could be called effort. Naturally, they want that effort to yield something. And Natsukawa agreeing to the confession would be the result everyone expects..."
"Putting in effort guarantees a reward?" Masuzu Natsukawa couldn't help saying. "What a boring argument."
"Indeed..." Sogo Doma didn't disagree. "Reality isn't a fairy tale.