In fact, after Mr. Yamagami finished his motivational speech, Utaha Kasumigaoka did not actually have Sogo Doma ask why he had deliberately left a few strands of hair at the back of his bald head. After all, neither she nor Sogo was some kind of demon. The man had already suffered one bout of social death; if they kicked him while he was down... Sogo was afraid Mr. Yamagami might not be able to take it!
"Sure enough, it wasn't interesting at all. If I'd known it would be this boring, I would've just turned down that old woman Sonoko..." After the team-building event ended, Utaha Kasumigaoka complained to Sogo Doma.
"Most otaku have mild social anxiety. How could it possibly be fun to gather a bunch of socially anxious people who don't know each other?" After agreeing, Sogo asked, "Utako Kasumi, you didn't seriously fail to think of that, did you?"
"Who said I didn't?" Utaha Kasumigaoka protested. "Sonoko was the one who strongly insisted that I come. She said discussing things with others in the industry might spark some new inspiration..."
"Fine..." Before she could finish, Sogo shrugged. "Who told Ms. Sonoko to get borrowed by Akane Kosaka?" No wonder Utaha had complained. With Sonoko Machida absent to organize things, the climax of today's team-building event had probably been Mr. Yamagami's speech.
After that, a bunch of socially anxious people merely looked at one another. Forget discussing storylines—there were barely even any who could exchange pleasantries. The Houbun Division had only just been established, after all. Nobody knew each other well!
On top of that, some obsessive-compulsive people had their attention drawn to Mr. Yamagami. Being bald would have been one thing, but he had to leave behind a few flowing yet asymmetrical strands of hair. The OCD