"..." Faced with Sonoko Machida, who had gone somewhat berserk, even Utaha Kasumigaoka instinctively backed down. Of course, that was not cowardice—she was merely following her heart: "Miss Machida, what's wrong with calling it out? Isn't Utako Kasumi just someone who writes..."
"Want to try it, Utaha-chan?" Sonoko Machida sneered. "If you do, I'll arrange it for you—Utako Kasumi-sensei, your new book isn't yuri?"
"So what?"
"If you don't want your yuri fans and pure-love fans to join forces and smash your head in, you'd better not try it..."
Utaha Kasumigaoka's eye twitched. "Miss Machida, I wasn't raised to be scared..."
"So, Utaha-chan, do you want to try it? To borrow something a certain bastard once said, as long as you aren't afraid that trying it means dying..."
"I'll use another pen name..."
"Can you really bear to let the name Utako Kasumi be buried from now on?"
"..."
Before Utaha Kasumigaoka could speak, Sonoko Machida continued, "Even if you can bear it, I can't. Utaha-chan, you worked so hard to make the world remember the name Utako Kasumi. Besides, sure, you can change pen names, but can you change your writing style too? If your fans find out, heh, hehehe... I don't want to clean up your mess anymore!"
"Does that mean I can only write yuri?"
"Who was the one who insisted on it so strongly in the first place? Besides, even if you want to change styles, can't you do it step by step? Start by gradually reducing the yuri content..."
"'In the first place'?" Before she could finish, Utaha Kasumigaoka's mouth twitched.
"Slip of the tongue..."
"So, Sonoko is admitting that she's an old woman?"
"Utaha-chan, how about we play a round of try it and die?"
"Is that a threat?"
"..." Sonoko Machida's head hurt.