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What answer were boys most afraid of hearing? It definitely wasn't a rejection like "You're a nice guy," but rather: "Anything," "Whatever," "I don't care"...
There was no helping it. For most girls, "anything" didn't really mean anything—they wanted you to guess what they truly had in mind. Sogo Doma had once seen such a couple:
"Darling, what do you want to eat today?" the boy who was supposed to make the decision asked.
"Anything."
"...Sukiyaki?"
"We only had sukiyaki yesterday."
"Then yakiniku?"
"I've been getting heaty these past few days."
"Pasta from XX?"
"The servers at XX are all cute girls, aren't they?"
"Then how about Valerina Family Restaurant?"
"We went there yesterday too. Forget it, anything is fine..."
"Then darling, what do you want to eat?"
"Anything."
Back then, as Sogo Doma watched the two boys' retreating backs, he felt deep sympathy for the one expected to make the decision.
Anything, whatever, I don't care...
Those were absolutely the kinds of answers that could drive a boy insane. He hadn't expected to encounter one himself today. Sogo Doma looked at his fist. If he threw a punch, would Utaha's mouth, the one that had said "anything," start crying nonstop? Fortunately, he was someone who had seen his share of storms...
Even with an answer like "anything," he could work out a response. First, restaurants had to be ruled out. Who was Sogo Doma? One of the Totsuki Elite Ten, and the top seat of the Elite Ten whom the Great Demon King of Food, Senzaemon Nakiri, had judged to be the most unsurpassable in history—
Even if they went to famous Cooking restaurants like Kirinoya or Peach Garden, none of them could compare to him. Besides, Utaha had only just finished breakfast. It wasn't even time for