As expected of the girl known as the Cancer of the Earth, Chika Fujiwara practically had the words "utterly unreliable" written all over her face.
"Excuse me, but since we've already met the person involved, why not ask her about it while we're at it?" Sogo Doma shot her a sidelong glance.
Chika Fujiwara: "..."
Of course, it was because she didn't know how to ask.
"Uh, I-I did ask..."
"When did Shinomiya start changing?" Unfortunately, it was Sogo Doma who did the questioning.
"Just, just after you came to Shuchiin Academy..."
"What happened that day?"
"You and Kaguya..."
"No, no. I'm asking what all of you did that day."
"Huh? Why are you asking about us?"
"This is called peeling back the layers. It's a technique only high-level detectives understand..."
"I see..." Chika Fujiwara seemed to have gained some insight, but then she said, "What did we do that day? Let me think, umm... It didn't seem any different from usual..."
Sogo Doma: "..."
So this girl showed people swimsuits all the time?
"Think harder. After Shinomiya and I started walking together, didn't any of you react?"
"Huh? Why would we react?" Chika Fujiwara asked in confusion again.
Sogo Doma: "..."
This one was probably beyond saving.
"Shinomiya is still a member of your student council, isn't she?"
"The student council doesn't care whether people are dating or not..." Chika Fujiwara was still confused.
Sogo Doma: "..."
He had never met someone this difficult to deal with. Did he really have to lay out the facts for her? But if he did, he and Shinomiya would become enemies, wouldn't they? They would definitely become enemies!
Fortunately, Chika Fujiwara suddenly had a flash of inspiration. "Oh, right!"
"Phew..." Sogo Doma instantly breathed a sigh of relief. He'd been saying it—people