"As far as I know, they're very close..." Mai Sakurajima always found the right moment to speak.
Utaha Kasumigaoka: "???" This woman knew far too much, didn't she?
"Mai, you've only met Touma once, right?" Fortunately, Sogo Doma promptly exposed her, though his expression turned strange as he did. "Still, how did this become Touma stealing your piano room?"
"I lost to her in a piano duel. Is that good enough?" Seeing his expression, Maki Nishikino seemed to have misunderstood something. "If I hadn't been off my game at the time..."
"Don't misunderstand..." Seemingly realizing what she was thinking, Sogo Doma said, "I'm just surprised that Touma transferred to your school..."
"I know..." Kotaro Katsura spoke up at that moment. "I know why little Touma transferred to Otonokizaka Academy..."
"Eh!?" Not only Sogo Doma, but even the members of Muse were stunned.
"Why are you so surprised?" Kotaro Katsura asked innocently. "I was the one who suggested that Yoko transfer little Touma to Otonokizaka Academy. According to Yoko, her daughter had been targeted by some terrifying Great Demon King and kept insisting on transferring to Toyogasaki or something. That Great Demon King was incredibly good at crushing people's spirits. If little Touma had to run into him every day..." Sogo Doma: "..." What was that supposed to mean?
Mai Sakurajima: "..." That seemed to be pointing at someone.
"Ahem..." Utaha Kasumigaoka struck back at that moment. "Mr. Katsura..."
"Not Katsura, it's Katsura!"
"The Great Demon King you're talking about couldn't possibly be Sogo, could it?" Like Sogo Doma, Utaha Kasumigaoka ignored Kotaro Katsura's correction.
"How could it be..." Kotaro Katsura didn't mind. "Yoko said that Great Demon King was a disciple she'd taken in during her youth because of her own arrogance..." Everyone present except Kotaro Katsura broke into a