"Hasn't affected humanity's survival?" Isao Kondo's argument made Otae explode. "But I think my own survival is already under threat!!!"
"O-Otae, I... I didn't know. I actually didn't know that Otae..." The gorilla looked utterly at a loss.
That aggrieved little expression almost softened Otae's heart. "Sorry, perhaps I worded that a little too harshly..."
"No..." Before she could finish, Isao Kondo said, "That isn't Otae's fault. It's my fault. I've been too oblivious..."
Otae froze. Could it be that this gorilla had finally come to his senses after what she said? No, it couldn't be that easy, could it? She had tried so many methods without success, but now...
Forget it. As long as this gorilla stopped disrupting her life.
After a brief daze, Toshiro Hijikata was overwhelmed with joy. Boss Kondo—no, the gorilla—had finally come to his senses? Even if he still didn't blame Otae, as long as Boss Kondo recognized his own problem, there was still hope!
However...
What Isao Kondo said next nearly shattered them both. "I've been living with Otae for so long, yet I didn't even know her safety was being threatened. Damn it, someone actually threatened Otae's safety—whoever it is..."
Before he could finish, a # mark had already popped up on Otae's forehead: #^_^
"Shut up!" She had been wrong. She never should have thought this gorilla would recognize his mistake. "You're the gorilla threatening my survival! Bastard, when have I ever lived with you!?"
"Hahaha..." Isao Kondo laughed. "Otae, you really know how to joke. We've lived under the same roof for nearly a month. How could I possibly be the one threatening your safety?"
Shizuka Hiratsuka and Utaha Kasumigaoka: "..."
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They had lived under the same roof for nearly a month? They understood the relationship between these people less