The Earth Is Round, So Even Heading South While Facing North Can Get You Where You Want to Go, Right?

"Onii-chan, you said Eriri exposed herself in front of her friends, right?"

"That's right!" Since it was the truth, Sogo Doma answered with considerable confidence.

"And what situation is she in now?" Umaru Doma, however, looked unconvinced.

"What situation?"

The moment he finished speaking, Umaru glanced sideways at him. "Utaha threatened Eriri outside just now, didn't she?"

Utaha Kasumigaoka: "..."

Ha, hahaha, threatened her or something...

Sogo Doma: "..."

Come to think of it, Eriri was probably at the very bottom of the food chain, wasn't she? But that had nothing to do with her identity being exposed. Tsunderes were inherently creatures at the bottom of the food chain!

"You also weaseled out of the bet you lost to Eriri, didn't you, Onii-chan?" Umaru shot him another sidelong glance, this time clearly signaling something. The meaning was obvious—this was the consequence of exposing yourself in front of others!

Clearly, Eriri's cautionary example hadn't made Umaru feel relieved at all. Instead, it had become a negative example for her to learn from...

Sogo Doma fell silent. "..."

Why did Eriri have to be so disappointing?

Unlike him, Utaha Kasumigaoka breathed a sigh of relief: <(￣ˇ￣)/

She had done well just now. She had actually eliminated the possibility of Umaru giving up and lazing around by threatening Eriri.

"That said..." Just as she was thinking that, Umaru Doma continued, "Onii-chan, Utaha, you actually lost to Eriri..."

"There was a reason for that!" Seeing the contempt in her eyes, Sogo Doma could no longer sit still. "Who knew that stupid game would be so anti-human? If you don't believe me, ask Utaha..."

"Indeed..." Utaha Kasumigaoka nodded decisively. As a light novel author, she had actually been unable to predict the plot of a GALGAME. Wasn't that questioning her professional competence?

"You're talking about