The more one said, the more likely they were to slip up... Sogo Doma had not expected Kotaro Katsura to be so sharp, catching the flaw in his words right away. If he mishandled this, not only would he, Sogo Doma—ptui—make a fool of himself, that Katsura Kotaro guy might even latch onto him!
Fortunately, he had not earned his reputation for nothing. After freezing for just a moment, he came up with a response. "Katsura Kotaro, it's true that Miss Otae's rice dumplings can tame a gorilla, but do you see her carrying any? Without rice dumplings on her, how is Miss Otae supposed to tame a gorilla? With her head?" Otae: "..." Should she refute this bizarre conversation, or just stay silent?
"I see..." Her hesitation did not even last a second, because Kotaro Katsura had already accepted Sogo Doma's explanation. "Was she intercepted by the gorilla because she hadn't brought the rice dumplings with her?" Katsura Kotaro was not the only one who made Otae abandon her struggle and choose silence. At the very moment he spoke, the gorilla also said, "M-Miss Otae, y-you really made rice dumplings for me? I-I'm so touched..."
"Did you hear that, Katsura Kotaro—" Before she could finish, Sogo Doma seized control of the conversation with lightning speed, not giving Otae the slightest chance to speak.
"If you can find the strongest old lady, or the rice dumplings made by Miss Otae, taming the gorilla will be as easy as pie! So hurry up and get going. Before the gorilla successfully harasses her, find Miss Otae—or the rice dumplings made by the strongest old lady—and you'll successfully save her, earning the legendary equipment: Glasses Shinpachi..."
"You bastard..." It had to be said, Shinpachi really was Otae's weak spot. Every time he was