"But..." Looking like she was about to break down, the little girl forced a reserved smile. "Did you forget the most important point?"
"Hm?"
"No matter who touched the kettle last, I was the one who took the first sip..." Rumi Tsurumi: "..." Heh, hehehe. This guy clearly looked decent enough, so why were his words and actions so damn awful?
"If you really want to put it that way, it should've been me..." The little girl wanted to argue, but her voice grew quieter and quieter. If she had been the first to drink, and the second had been this bastard in front of her, then...
"You're right..." Yet just as Rumi Tsurumi was sinking deeper into despair, Sogo Doma said with a look of utter disgust, "Looks like I need to go disinfect myself..." Rumi Tsurumi suddenly fell silent.
"Did I hit a sore spot?" Sogo Doma continued to grin brightly.
"None of your business..."
"Well, I noticed it earlier. No matter where you go, people avoid you like you're some kind of virus..."
"..." Rumi Tsurumi gritted her teeth. "Is that funny?"
"No..." Sogo Doma shook his head. "I just think Hayato Hayama and the others don't know anything, yet they still casually dragged you into the 'group'..."
"You..."
"Of course, I just stood there and watched..."
"I didn't ask why you..." Look at this guy!
"I know what you mean..." Before she could finish, Sogo Doma cut her off. "I was just saying it casually. Just like how you were disgusted by drinking from a kettle I'd drunk from, other people are disgusted by you too..."
"Hm?"
"Oh, right..." Sogo Doma added again. "I really did wash the kettle, and I'd just filled it with fresh water. The only reason it wasn't full was because a