Running away might be shameful, but it was useful—truly a universal truth! Whenever faced with a dilemma, running came first, especially in this country where people loved to run at the drop of a hat. They ran when they were happy, ran when they were sad, ran when they were excited; they even used running to chase girls. This was no joke—did they call the famous X-drama run that for nothing?
But running away in a situation like this—wasn't that practically an admission of guilt? And to flee with both Sogo Doma and Katsura Kotaro present... truly, ignorance was fearlessness!
Yet what Sogo Doma had not expected was that Katsura Kotaro did not react at all as he watched the mysterious person flee. Of course, Sogo himself did not make a move either. He merely said, "Ah, someone skipped out on the bill."
"Sogo..." Before he could finish, Kotaro Katsura spoke up to stop him. However, he was already too late. Some people might have been delighted to see someone run away, but skipping out on the bill... The mysterious person who had been about to flee stopped as well. If she really got labeled as a dine-and-dasher, she would be done for!
"W-W-Who skipped out on the bill..." She had not even ordered anything yet! Everyone from Muse: "..." Ah, she stopped just because of that?
"You are..." Honoka Kosaka said.
"Excuse me..." As an employee, Kotori Minami asked, "Ma'am, have you paid your bill?"
"I-I-I..." Although the mysterious person wore sunglasses, anyone could tell from her reaction that she was panicking.
"Ma'am..." Maid Kyoko seemed to have realized something too. She stepped forward and said, "Forgive me for saying so, but you..."
"Ah..." Before she could finish, Sogo Doma spoke again. "Wait, she hasn't ordered anything since she