"How do you think that move worked?" Sogo Doma smugly asked after his scheme succeeded. "A previously unfamiliar man and woman got to know each other just like that..."
Utaha Kasumigaoka: "..."
A scheme—it was all a scheme! He had actually taken advantage of...
"Utaha..." Just as she was grumbling indignantly to herself, Umaru Doma spoke up as well. "You just went off with my Onii-chan like that?"
"..." Utaha Kasumigaoka instinctively turned her face away. "I only did it because I felt sorry for Sogo..." Most importantly, even though she had been a little muddled at the time, Sogo's figure had remained etched in her mind. But how could she possibly say something like that out loud?
Sogo Doma seemed to know that too—or perhaps he was simply refuting her. "Eh? Wasn't it because you empathized with me? They say shared experiences are the best way to bring people closer together..."
Utaha Kasumigaoka: (#^_^)
So it really was a scheme! He had actually exploited her empathy. How sly!
Wait, wasn't something off here?
"Sogo, you really seem to know your stuff. How many girls have you tricked with that move?" Why was he so practiced at this?
Umaru Doma: !!!∑(?Д?ノ)ノ
R-right... Although they had only been acting just now, that didn't mean Onii-chan's move was unrealistic. On the contrary... thinking about it carefully, sayings like "sharing the same affliction" and "cherishing one another as kindred spirits" were all built on that very principle, weren't they?
At that thought, Umaru Doma: →_→
"Onii-chan, you haven't been honest..."
"What do you mean I haven't been honest?" Fortunately, Sogo Doma had a clear conscience and feared no accusations. "What do you mean, how many girls have I tricked? Who was it that just said I was destined never to get a girlfriend!?"