"Of course it does!" Faced with Shizuka Hiratsuka's confusion, Sogo Doma looked utterly "heartbroken." "Hiratsuka-sensei, do you know why humanity was able to develop manned spacecraft? Wasn't it because hypotheses and theories proposed by scientists were proven correct? Then theory was used to guide practice..."
"Hold it right there..." Shizuka Hiratsuka couldn't help herself again. "So what exactly does that have to do with your research?"
"You still haven't figured that out?" Sogo Doma wore an infuriatingly disdainful expression. "I made it so clear. Humanity couldn't have broken free of Earth without theoretical support. Using that as evidence, if humanity can rely on theory to leave Earth, then feelings are nothing more than a minor issue, aren't they? I may only be an expert in theory for now, but you can't look down on me because of that..."
"Uh..." Shizuka Hiratsuka's face darkened. "How can you make something like this sound so lofty?" She truly had to hand it to his ability to spout nonsense.
"It's simple..." Sogo Doma said righteously. "Does research have to be ranked as noble or lowly? Isn't it all contributing to humanity? As long as you think of it that way, there's nothing embarrassing about it. To give the simplest example, take the invention of condoms..."
"Stop!" Before he could even finish giving his example, the hot-blooded—and innocent—female teacher who was nearing thirty without getting married hurriedly cut him off. "You aren't trying to say you're researching that kind of thing, are you...?"
As she said that, Shizuka Hiratsuka's pretty face visibly turned red. "It's not that I object to students doing that kind of research, but... but at the very least, wait until you're an adult..."
Well, her bashful appearance made it hard for Sogo Doma not to suspect that she had gotten the