To avoid becoming—or rather, to avoid looking like—a good-for-nothing, Umaru had no choice but to put on a performance. As a result, Sogo Doma, who had already decided not to keep the appointment, had no choice but to go through with it. More importantly, he had noticed something: the old man at home seemed to have vaguely guessed that dumpling's true nature—
In his panic, he had actually used the word "shut-in"!
And that was perhaps because Umaru had been hanging around with Rikka Takanashi, on top of not leaving the house for several days...
Sigh. For the sake of that dumpling's image, he had been forced to go out.
And so, the scene where Utaha Kasumigaoka had just teased him came to pass...
"Onii-chan, with so many of us here, this can't count as a date anymore, right?" Umaru tried to defend him.
Utaha Kasumigaoka: "..."
Indeed, who brought so many people along on a date?
There was her, Mashiro, and Umaru.
If she had made plans with Sogo and then seen this, she would probably have been so angry her head would have filled with blood. Thinking of how that Miss Shinomiya had been so decisive merely after seeing whatshisname admiring swimsuits with someone else, there was no way she would be pleased either.
However, things often turned out unexpectedly.
"You're here?" Kaguya Shinomiya was not as angry as expected. Her expression was calm. Well, perhaps because she thought, "Are these girls all little sisters?"
Umaru: #^_^
Who was your little sister?!
"Little sisters?" At times like this, Mashiro had to step in. "Do you mean Umaru?"
"W-what..." Kaguya Shinomiya froze. "Aren't you Doma's little sister?"
"No..." Mashiro Shiina shook her head. "Sogo is my master, not Onii-chan..."
Utaha Kasumigaoka: "..."
Umaru: "..."
Well done, Mashiro!
"Pfft..." Ai