"Don't think everyone's like you, Sogo!" Probably to hide her guilty conscience, Eriri stubbornly forced herself to talk tough. "I'm not that easy to bully either..."
"But would you dare to bet on it, Eriri?" Sogo Doma chuckled.
"What do you want to bet?"
"It's not a bet with me..." Sogo Doma rolled his eyes. "It's a bet with the guy who knows your identity. You're betting that he won't do as I said—gradually break down your defenses and turn you into..." Someone you couldn't afford to offend.
"Shut up!" Eriri clutched her head in both hands. She had already been scared enough, and after hearing Sogo Doma put it that way, she wanted to drop out and go home. Besides, don't say what she might turn into in front of everyone! Yukinoshita-senpai was right there!
As the saying went, without comparison, there was no harm...
With Sogo Doma, who seemed to oppose her at every turn, as a contrast, Yukinoshita-senpai—who wholeheartedly wanted to help her—seemed incomparably tall and noble. For example:
"So..." Seeing that the little blonde was on the verge of cracking, Sogo Doma once again revealed an evil grin. "Eriri, are you going to take a gamble with him? Or do you agree with Mashiro and me that it's better to strike first and take him out before anything else?"
Eriri Sawamura: "..."
Th-this guy really was a devil, wasn't he? He was definitely trying to tempt her into hell. Definitely...
But if she took him out, then her identity wouldn't be exposed, and then she wouldn't...
"Doma, can you stop talking nonsense?" As Eriri hesitated, Yukino Yukinoshita spoke up. "Sawamura-kohai, I'll go with you when the time comes. If he really makes any demands, I won't just stand by and watch..."
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