Glancing furtively at Utaha Kasumigaoka, whose attention had been completely diverted, Sogo Doma once again felt the benefits of being honest. Of course, the "Call the police!" part might have to ignore the fact that the second miss had grown up with the same sincere expression on her face.
Yumiko Miura: "???" Were these people really together? Ebina: "..."!
She'd been right after all!
"Eh!?" Yui Yuigahama, on the other hand, looked utterly confused. "W-Why are we suddenly calling the police?"
"..." Looking at the innocent-looking girl, everyone present fell silent.
"Ahem..." Sogo Doma coughed twice as well. "That's going too far. I said I never intended to threaten anyone! Besides..."
"Hm?"
"From that classmate's behavior just now, anyone who isn't blind could tell she has a certain special fetish, right? Think about it—could something everyone already knows really be used to threaten someone?"
"..." Before anyone else could react, Ebina was already slumped over in despair. "E-Everyone knows? Could it be..."
"Ebina, pull yourself together!" Yumiko Miura hurriedly said. "Don't listen to this guy's nonsense..." But before she could finish, Sogo Doma retorted, "I could tell after only meeting her a few times. How is that nonsense?" Ebina: "..." W-Was that really true?
She suddenly felt there was nothing left in this world worth living for... As she thought that, her entire body seemed to turn gray and white, and she could only say weakly, "Yumiko, sorry, I want to go home first..."
"Yumiko!!!" Yet how could someone bent on fleeing stop just because she was called?
"Bastard..." Seeing Ebina's resolute expression, the little blonde viciously turned back to glare at Sogo Doma. "Do you think you're the only smart person in this world? Do you think—"
"Not at all..." Sogo Doma said. "Judging from your reaction just now,