"Katsura..." Just as Elisaki stabbed him in the back, Sogo Doma began twisting the knife as well. "I don't think what a manager is supposed to do is important. What matters is having capital backing you. I think Muse's capital is the school—in other words, Chairman Minami. So you should say you went looking for Chairman Minami in order to gain support..."
"That's right, that's right..." Kotaro Katsura said in sudden realization. "I went to Chairman Minami because I wanted the school's full support—wait a minute."
"Sogo, why are you the one saying that?"
"Katsura, who says it isn't important..." Sogo Doma replied. "Just like Chairman Minami's support isn't important. What matters is that, in the process of seeking her support, you discovered that she was very lonely..."
"That's true..." Kotaro Katsura said seriously. "Although Chairman Minami is a strong woman, she gets lonely too..." Utaha Kasumigaoka and Elisaki: "..." This Katsura guy seemed to have fallen for it again!
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"Eh..." Kotaro Katsura caught on halfway through. "Sogo, what exactly did you make me say?"
"Probably what you really think?" Sogo Doma's smile did not fade. "Actually, there's nothing wrong with that. For example, autumn makes people feel bleak and melancholy. Most people feel lonely once they reach middle age, especially strong women..."
"They say the stronger someone acts, the more easily they feel lonely."
"That's certainly true..." Kotaro Katsura nodded again. "Chairman Minami is exactly that kind of person. I've told her before that whatever difficulties she has, I can face them together with her..." Utaha Kasumigaoka: "..." He could not possibly be exposing himself any more than this, right?
Was this guy named Katsura really not an idiot? Elisaki: "..." Mr. Katsura really was...
"Ahem, ahem..." As the two girls' thoughts ran wild, Kotaro Katsura, having realized