"Speaking of reference material, right..." Just as Erina Nakiri was itching with anticipation, Umaru Doma seemed to see through her thoughts and said, "Erina..."
Hearing her own name, Erina Nakiri was probably feeling rather smug: (^-^)V
That was only natural. Though Sogo Doma had just made the God's Tongue sound utterly worthless, when it came to judging delicious food—no one could refuse the God's Tongue.
So if Eriri-sensei, who could teach Mashiro, wanted to gather reference material, she couldn't possibly bypass her...
"And Onii-chan..." Yet just as Erina Nakiri was feeling pleased with herself, Umaru Doma abruptly changed the subject. "Why did you two come over here?"
Erina Nakiri: "???"
Weren't they talking about gathering reference material? Wait, wait, how had she forgotten that Doma-senpai was here too? If Eriri wanted reference material, she could totally ask Doma-senpai...
"Of course, it was so we could get some peace and quiet..." Sogo Doma, on the other hand, hadn't thought much of it.
But before he could finish, Umaru Doma shot him a sideways glance. "You say that like everyone else wouldn't let you have any peace and quiet..."
"Did you?" Sogo Doma returned her sideways glance with one of his own: (¬_¬)
Seeing that, Umaru Doma continued, "Isn't it because Onii-chan always pours cold water on things whenever everyone's chatting away enthusiastically..."
"When have I ever—"
"Hehe..." Umaru Doma gave him another sidelong look. "Didn't Onii-chan play games whenever everyone was in the middle of an animated conversation? Playing was one thing, but you even turned the volume all the way up..."
"That was because you all ignored me..." Yes, Sogo Doma had been ignored.
"Excuse me," Umaru Doma said, "but why did everyone ignore Onii-chan?"
"Obviously because I'm easy to bully—wait..." Sogo Doma began, but halfway through, he seemed to