Sogo Doma had a knack for making people grind their teeth in rage.
"How was that improper?" Otae was already gritting her teeth.
"Things like getting pregnant and having babies, digging up corpses and robbing tombs—do you think those are proper?" Sogo Doma pinched his chin. "Let's assume Shinpachi really exists. An unconscious body could indeed let glasses control it, right? In other words, the glasses stand you mentioned. But our commander has, after all, been an animal that has walked the line between life and death. If it was the sort of thing I just mentioned, then it's no wonder he nearly crushed Shinpachi... Gorillas don't care about inanimate objects, you know!"
"Who got pregnant, had babies, dug up corpses, or robbed tombs!? Every stand I make is hand-carved after I find rare timber, but this gorilla actually crushed the Shinpachi stand I poured my heart and soul into..." Otae's focus was clearly not on the fact that it was inanimate.
Utaha Kasumigaoka and Shizuka Hiratsuka: "..." Although they had no idea what Shinpachi actually was, even if it had been a living person crushed beneath one foot... Well, the monster-like person before them said it was made of wood. If that was true—just imagining how otaku would react if their figures were damaged told Utaha and Shizuka why Otae was so furious.
Meanwhile.
"That sounds a lot like a doll. Wait, you weren't making dolls, were you?" Sogo Doma asked in surprise.
"Shinpachi is my little brother!" Otae refuted him in a single sentence. "He isn't some doll. He's family. But this gorilla..." As she spoke, hatred filled her eyes.
"Uh..." Sogo Doma sweated. "So that's why you hate gorillas?"
"It hurt my little brother..." Otae said coldly. "If I could, I'd chop it to pieces! If it