The Decision a Friend Makes Is One We Should Simply Support!

In the Service Club activity room, Eriri Sawamura stared blankly at someone. Was it really okay for him to just tell her such an excellent idea? Yet—"You haven't actually gone stupid, have you?" Sogo Doma was starting to feel creeped out by her stare. "Why are you looking at me like some perverted woman?" "..." The little blonde, who had been feeling touched just moments ago, was instantly annoyed. "Who are you calling a perverted woman?" "Are there a lot of people here?" "Idiot, shut up..." Banter aside, after falling silent for a while, Eriri said, "Um, thanks..." "What?" "Forget it if you didn't hear me..." Eriri turned her face away. "Um, um, if the submission goes well, the payment, the payment..." "What? You're really going to give it a try? You trust me that much..." "D-Don't get the wrong idea..." Eriri said. "I just thought that coming up with an idea wasn't easy for you either, and if I didn't draw it..." "Got it, got it..." Seeing how she kept stumbling over her words, Sogo couldn't be bothered teasing the little blonde anymore. She was a tsundere—he was used to it. Rather than keep going back and forth with her, he might as well watch the new anime. So, as he spoke, he waved his hand. "Eriri, you'll be okay going back by yourself, right?" "Huh? What could possibly be wrong?" "Mashiro..." Sogo glanced at her. "You went out with Mashiro, didn't you? Even if you were feeling discouraged..." "It's fine..." Before he could finish, Eriri explained, "Actually, I didn't want to come back alone either, but the Art Club wouldn't let her go..." "Wouldn't let her go? What are they trying to do?" "It's not like they wouldn't let her go..." Eriri hurriedly said. "The Art Club president,