Outside the hotel where Fujimi Bunko was holding its semiannual meeting.
"I was so stupid, really. I only thought Kaguya Shinomiya would turn into an idiot once she became lovesick, but I never considered that lovesickness could be switched on and off. Damn it, I should've realized she was a living, breathing person..." Sogo Doma muttered endlessly, utterly lifeless like Xianglin's Wife.
"If I'd known, I wouldn't have gone along with Shinomiya's little test. Even if it was just a test, I should've stopped while I was ahead. If I could've stopped Kaguya Shinomiya sooner... Damn it, Chika Fujiwara really was worthy of being called the Cancer of the Earth. What the hell was that woman thinking!?" No wonder Sogo Doma was so frazzled. The last time he had felt this helpless had been the previous time... Fortunately, he had left himself a backup plan.
Meanwhile, at Kaguya Shinomiya's castle.
"Young Lady, is it really alright for you not to go to the student council?" Ai Hayasaka tentatively asked as she watched Kaguya Shinomiya head home right after school.
"I'm not in the mood..."
"Then you won't be going anymore?"
"We'll see..." Kaguya Shinomiya said with a cold expression. "In any case, I'm not in the mood today!"
"Understood!" Ai Hayasaka replied firmly, though sweat trickled down her brow. What exactly had that bastard from the Doma Family done to the Young Lady?
He had actually made the Young Lady lose even the desire to go to the student council. Speaking of which... the little maid seemed to recall something Sogo Doma had said to her when he saw things taking a bad turn and left: "Little undercover agent Hayasaka..." As an evil being everyone called either a tyrant or a demon, he threatened people with such directness that there