"Doma little brother..." Watching Otae's retreating figure, Shizuka Hiratsuka suddenly rolled her eyes and said, "We can talk about our business later. Unlike you, I have enough tact not to interrupt you and Kasumigaoka's date—or research trip, whatever it is. Anyway, I'll be taking my leave for today..." After a brief daze, Utaha Kasumigaoka silently sighed. As expected, she had underestimated these adults who had entered society...
"Ms. Hiratsuka..." But just as she was mulling it over, Sogo Doma rolled his eyes and said, "Don't use not wanting to interrupt us as an excuse. If I'm not mistaken, you clearly..." wanted to go probe Otae for information.
Before Sogo Doma could finish, Shizuka Hiratsuka gave him a smile of supreme nuclear friendliness. "Doma, smart people know when to play dumb. Otherwise, they'll suffer terribly. For example—how about we ask Taihei out and have a detailed talk about Shinomiya?"
"Hahaha..." Sogo Doma could only laugh awkwardly. "Actually, what I was about to say was that if I'm not mistaken, then that proves I guessed right..."
"..." As a Japanese teacher, Shizuka Hiratsuka felt the corner of her eye twitch. "You really do have a talent for making nonsense sound so fresh and refined..."
"Nonsense? I got full marks in Japanese, you know..."
"..." Shizuka Hiratsuka fell silent for a while before saying faintly, "I can't be bothered to argue with you..."
"See you around, then." Having already guessed what she intended to do, Sogo Doma said indifferently, "By the way, Otae might not necessarily have a way to make you stronger. Judging from how she performed today, she only broke through recently herself. Unlike our Kondo Dojo—we not only have evil demons to practice against, we even have Kondo Isao..."
"Wait a minute!" Before he could finish, Shizuka Hiratsuka broke into