"Never test the human heart..." As a great villain, Sogo Doma naturally would not let Mai Sakurajima go around doing bad things like crushing others. He had to step in personally. "Whenever competition is involved, you can never afford to be complacent. Even scoundrels like me, who are openly and honestly bad, are already few and far between..." Honoka Kosaka, who had been about to say something, froze at his words. After glancing at Sogo Doma, she fell silent. "..." Was this guy showing off?
He was definitely showing off, right? Hey, what the hell did "openly and honestly bad" even mean!? Utaha Kasumigaoka and Mai Sakurajima: "..." Sogo was beyond saving!
Yet as they thought that, the two instinctively exchanged a glance, and the same thought arose in both their minds—Why had this woman fallen for such an awful guy?
Or perhaps she did not actually have that kind of relationship with Sogo? Or was it because of the Doma Family?
"Indeed..." Kotaro Katsura rather agreed. "Though I do not wish to admit that children would resort to any means necessary for victory, but..."
"E-Even Mr. Katsura says that?" The young leader, who had lived in an ivory tower, had yet to receive society's harsh lessons, and still trusted the world, was beginning to feel lost.
"Honoka..." Kotori Minami spoke with concern and hesitation as soon as he finished. Umi Sonoda was much the same.
As friends who had grown up playing together, the two of them knew better than anyone what kind of girl Honoka Kosaka was. She was optimistic and cheerful, and kind-hearted—well, perhaps overly naïve. Otherwise, she would not have gotten carried away and decided to become a school idol to save the school... What student would ever think of saving a school on the verge