Doma Residence.
The moment she returned from school, Mashiro eagerly ran back to her room. She did not know why her chest felt as if it had been filled to the brim, but she wanted to capture how she felt at that moment through a painting.
However:
"Ha..." Watching her energetic back, Sogo Doma sighed. "When I think about how hard Mashiro worked to achieve what she has today, then think about myself, I can't help feeling..."
Utaha Kasumigaoka: "..."
Had Sogo finally felt ashamed? EMMM...
That would be great! He finally understood that being a couch potato was wrong, right!?
But just as she thought that, Sogo Doma continued, "I just feel like the gap between people can be bigger than the gap between people and dogs. If Mashiro works that hard and still can't catch up to me, why shouldn't I be a couch potato?"
Utaha Kasumigaoka: (一.一;;)
Fine, she had overthought it.
"Sogo, who was it that just said they didn't even try..."
"Utaha, if someone better than you also worked harder than you, would you despair?"
"..." Utaha Kasumigaoka paused before saying, "Sogo, do you think you're already outstanding enough?"
"Obviously..."
Utaha Kasumigaoka: "..."
Wasn't that way too narcissistic? Would he really be okay if he kept this up?
"Since Sogo is so outstanding, then the drama club's script..." Though she felt she could support him just fine, everyone needed their own interests—or rather, something they wanted to do.
"Weren't we supposed to gather material?"
"No rush..." Utaha Kasumigaoka shook her head. "I want to hear Sogo's opinion first."
"What opinion?"
"I'm planning to write a script about love. The male and female leads start out as strangers, then come to know and understand each other after going through some things together. Sogo, how do you