No matter where you went, there were always exceptions. Of course, to become an exception, you first had to display strength and character convincing enough to earn it—and those were precisely the things Umaru lacked nothing in...
Unlike Sogo Doma, Umaru was a bona fide perfect high school girl outside the house. Never mind her grades; she paid close attention in class, excelled at sports, and had even achieved quite a bit artistically. More importantly, that little dumpling could quickly fit into any environment—
In a country where the atmosphere of small, tight-knit circles was deeply entrenched, people who could do that were exceedingly rare.
In fact, no place lacked outstanding talents or outstanding girls. Take Yukino Yukinoshita and Utaha Kasumigaoka—weren't they exceptional? Of course they were, but they simply couldn't blend into those circles. Naturally, that also had something to do with their competitive personalities...
That was why Yukino Yukinoshita had helplessly said, "Outstanding people often live harder lives..."
As for Utaha Kasumigaoka, before she met Sogo Doma, she had merely fought alone against an atmosphere she couldn't fit into. Otherwise, when she was being ignored, she would not have been unable to find anyone to talk to, forced to go to the rooftop alone to clear her mind.
As for Mashiro Shiina, despite carrying the title of genius beautiful girl painter, if she had not met Sogo Doma, she probably would not have made any friends at all—especially since she had moved into Sakurasou. EMMM...
Though most of the residents there were extraordinary talents, to quote Yukinoshita-sensei's famous words once again—outstanding people often lived harder lives!
Thanks to certain people's propaganda, Sakurasou had long become a gathering place for weirdos. Forget living there—even passing by required caution, or you might catch the weirdo virus. Sakurasou had such a