"Don't tell me some wild beast chased you all the way here?" Well, even though Hisako's manners were impeccable, she still looked rather bedraggled in her panic. This was Totsuki, after all. As Erina's secretary, what could possibly make Hisako this flustered? After thinking it over, Sogo Doma figured it could only be:
"Could it be that some wild beast from the back mountain charged into Totsuki?"
Yukino Yukinoshita: (⊙?⊙)
Th-this guy said "could it be," right? Didn't that mean Totsuki's back mountain actually kept wild beasts?
"How could that be!?" Fortunately, Arato Hisako quickly explained, "I was just..."
But as she spoke, another familiar voice rang out, "Hey, hey, you there! Don't run so fast!"
Looking closely, it was none other than Chika Fujiwara, who had just run off after being crushed by Umaru.
"..." Seeing this, Sogo Doma fell silent for a while, then could not help patting Arato Hisako on the shoulder. "I can't believe I was right. I never thought you'd run into this..."
Yukino Yukinoshita: -_-
So this was the wild beast?
Arato Hisako: "???"
For some reason, it seemed like Lord Doma was comforting her?
"Huh?" Before either of them could say anything, Chika Fujiwara spoke again. "Why are you two here too? Where's everyone else?"
"Of course they're inside..." Sogo Doma was as honest as ever.
"Lady Erina is there too?" Before he could finish, Arato Hisako could not help asking.
"Uh..." To be honest, Sogo Doma had no idea why she had suddenly become so agitated, but he truthfully replied, "She is..."
"Excuse me..." Arato Hisako interrupted again. "I have something to report to Lady Erina, so I won't disturb you any longer, Lord Doma. Goodbye..."
The moment she finished speaking, without even waiting for Sogo Doma to respond, Secretary headed straight