What did it mean to use someone else's secret to coerce them? What secret could Sogo Doma possibly have? He obviously wasn't GAY at all!
"It seems Yukinoshita agrees with my reasoning too." See? Sogo Doma had known Masuzu Natsukawa would say something like that.
"Even if Doma is GAY..." Yukino Yukinoshita said coldly, "that's merely his personal matter. It hasn't infringed upon anyone else's rights. If you intend to use that to coerce him, I will not stand by and watch."
Sogo Doma: "..."
Great. They had not only nailed the lid shut—they were already considering erecting his tombstone!
"Yukinoshita, what about me looks GAY?"
"Don't worry..." Yukino Yukinoshita gave him an encouraging look that completely missed the point. "I won't look down on someone because of their orientation..."
"Sogo, I forgive your past offenses too!" Even Eriri said so.
"Eriri, what is GAY?" Mashiro Shiina asked as well.
"Mashiro, just imagine that the protagonist of the manga I showed you was two boys..." For some reason, the Little Golden Retriever had suddenly become cheerful and let herself go, answering carelessly.
"Eriri, what exactly did you show Mashiro!?" Sogo Doma seized the chance to change the subject. Were these people seriously going to keep this up forever?
Sure enough, the moment he finished speaking, the second young lady, who had been about to say something, immediately averted her gaze.
"I already said it was Mashiro! Mashiro herself said she wanted to see what intense scenes were like!" Swept by Yukinoshita-senpai's icy gaze, Eriri, who had been full of vigor just moments ago, instantly wilted. "If anyone's to blame, it can only be Mashiro's editor..."
Yukino Yukinoshita: "..."
If she did not know this junior's identity, she might actually have believed her.
"Sawamura, even if it was for Mashiro's sake,