"Oh?" Even leaving aside the little blonde, Utaha Kasumigaoka was somewhat puzzled. This wasn't how the script was supposed to go, was it? Sogo was actually speaking up for this glittering blonde—could it be, could it be that he was trying to fool her?
With that thought in mind, a red glint flickered in Utaha Kasumigaoka's eyes as she spoke again. "Sogo, what other strengths does this Sawamura underclassman have?"
"Eriri's father is a British diplomat..." However, Sogo Doma simply did not want to pass up any opportunity to take a jab at the little blonde. "I'm sure Eriri's English is far, far better than ours!"
Eriri Sawamura: "..."
Huh!?
"Y-You bastard, you did that on purpose, didn't you!?"
Utaha Kasumigaoka, who had initially thought someone was trying to fool her, froze at that. "Sawamura's English...?"
"Although Eriri has barely ever passed an English exam, I'm sure it's only because she thinks the school's questions are too easy..." Sogo Doma said again in a perfectly matter-of-fact tone. "After all, the English in this country is all Japanese-style English. When it comes to dealing with foreigners, we'll have to rely on Eriri..."
Yukino Yukinoshita: "..."
Utaha Kasumigaoka: "..."
See that? That was what it meant to be dripping with sarcasm!
"B-Bastard, so what if I'm bad at English!?" Eriri Sawamura was on the verge of breaking down. "Why does a diplomat's daughter have to be good at English? Why...?"
"Sawamura, calm down..." Seeing this, Yukino Yukinoshita hurriedly said, "Don't fall for Doma's trap. No one says a diplomat's daughter has to be good at English."
"Yukinoshita-senpai..."
Unfortunately, just as the little blonde began to feel a touch of warmth from being understood, Sogo Doma undermined her from the side. "Yukinoshita, if I remember right, you studied abroad in middle school, didn't