Yes, yes, it all matched up perfectly!
Before they came in, Ai Hayasaka and Kaguya Shinomiya could still cling to a sliver of hope—after all, it had only been speculation, with no solid evidence!
But now, neither of them had any hope left. The others had already been shouting, "If we pull Kaguya Shinomiya into the circle..."
What kind of circle was this? There was no need to think about it—it had to be a blooming lily garden...
Kaguya Shinomiya wondered if she had been a little too rash. She already knew there was a pitfall ahead, but...
Even Ai Hayasaka grew nervous. Had they come back at the wrong time? Was this the moment they finally showed their hand?
Thus, the atmosphere abruptly fell silent.
It couldn't be helped. Utaha Kasumigaoka and the others hadn't expected Kaguya Shinomiya's group to return at such an awkwardly perfect moment. Though they hadn't been saying anything bad, they had mentioned her after all. What if Kaguya Shinomiya thought they were badmouthing her behind her back...
"Phew..." Fortunately, Sogo Doma had weathered enough storms to handle this little bit of awkwardness. At a time like this, he needed to swiftly change the subject and hand the conversation over to the newcomers—namely, Kaguya Shinomiya. "Have you discussed it outside?"
What he hadn't expected was that this only made Ai Hayasaka and Kaguya Shinomiya panic even more. "..."
Had that bastard Doma already guessed that they knew everything? Was that why he couldn't even be bothered to hide what Utako Kasumi had said...
"Doma, don't..." Still, although Kaguya Shinomiya was panicking, she refused to back down verbally.
"Ahem..." Thankfully, Ai Hayasaka reacted quickly. "Young Master Doma, we don't know what you mean..." After all, he had merely failed to conceal it; he hadn't said it