"You've really got some nerve saying that..." Shizuka Hiratsuka shot Sogo Doma a rather surprised look. Hot-blooded as she was, she felt that this guy occasionally managed to spit out a few ivory tusks after all.
"We're actually going to the countryside for research..." Unfortunately, Utaha Kasumigaoka backstabbed him at once. "The location doesn't really matter. The scenery and way of life are what's important." Shizuka Hiratsuka: "..." Heh. Hehehe. These kids really knew how to make the most of everything. She'd just thought Doma still had a bit of youthful spirit left in him, but after hearing Kasumigaoka's words, while they couldn't exactly be called aimless, they were certainly just going with the flow.
"You can go that far just for writing?" Yukino Yukinoshita, on the other hand, looked at Utaha Kasumigaoka in surprise.
"What else would I do?"
"Hold it right there!" Sogo Doma cut in from the side as soon as she finished speaking. "Utaha, how could you tell her the truth? If Hiratsuka-sensei finds out we were only hitching a ride in her car, then maybe..."
"Maybe what?" Shizuka Hiratsuka asked instinctively.
"Maybe she'll charge us fare..." Sogo Doma answered without missing a beat. "Don't be fooled just because she's a teacher. Just look at how naturally she bosses Yukinoshita around—you can tell how black-hearted she is..." Yukino Yukinoshita: "..." Don't make it sound like she was Hiratsuka-sensei's errand girl. This was a request, a request!
Shizuka Hiratsuka: #^_^ Black-hearted? What kind of image did that bastard Doma have of her?
"Even if she doesn't charge us fare..." Unfortunately, Sogo Doma seemed not to notice her mood at all and continued shamelessly, "she might actually make the two of us help her look after the children later!" Shizuka Hiratsuka: #^_^## This bastard!
Wait a second—what did