"Elisaki!"
"Chasing dreams is every child's right. And as adults, what I—or rather, what we—hope for is simply that you can strive to become the person you want to be. That goes for both Muse and you..."
"On the road to pursuing your dreams, every child will have their own way of doing things. All we adults can offer you is a harbor where you can rest, or support to hold you up when things get difficult."
"In short, whether it's a fan club president, an agent, a teacher, or anyone else, we're ultimately just guides..." As Kotaro Katsura spoke, it was as though he was glowing.
"Mr. Katsura!!!" Once again, not only Elisaki but even all the members of Muse cried out sincerely.
"Um..." Sogo Doma raised his hand at that moment. "Katsura, I'm still a child too. Why aren't you thinking about me?"
"Eh!?" The glow around Kotaro Katsura vanished. "Ah, well..." Elisaki: "..." She had nearly forgotten that this Great Demon King was a high school student too!
Kotori Minami: "..." This awful guy again. He never read the room at all!
"Sorry, sorry, I hadn't noticed anyone else was here. Are you friends of Mr. Katsura's?" Only the young cult leader could ask questions despite having no clue what was going on.
"Right, he's..." Kotaro Katsura, left speechless by Sogo's question, promptly tried to change the subject.
"Nope." But before he could continue, Sogo Doma answered, "We're just passersby here to watch the drama..."
"Passersby here to watch the drama?" Honoka Kosaka and the others were bewildered. Only Kotori Minami was mortified. Why was this guy's way of speaking so infuriatingly capable of shutting people down?
"Don't we look like it?" Sogo Doma merely shrugged at their reactions. "Then again, my fruit parfait hasn't even arrived