Thinking back, Senzaemon Nakiri had once been considered a genius youth himself! So how had he ended up being trampled beneath the feet of the geniuses of today?
The facts proved that even geniuses could not compete with someone using cheats. And this particular cheater was not only utterly unscrupulous, but also possessed a terrifyingly powerful background...
"Alice..." Arato Hisako knew that as well, so after Alice Nakiri finished speaking, she hurriedly said, "Lady Erina does not have a habit of insulting people behind their backs. Besides, Lady Erina's feelings toward Lord Doma..."
At that, Erina Nakiri could no longer hold it in. "Hisako!"
Who among those present was not sharp as a tack? The moment she spoke as though trying to stop Hisako, Utaha Kasumigaoka, Yukino Yukinoshita, and Kaguya Shinomiya all instinctively glanced over: (￢_￢)
Could it be that this blonde girl also...
Wait. Utaha Kasumigaoka was one thing, but Yukino Yukinoshita and Kaguya Shinomiya both silently thought—why had they said "also"?
"Oh?" Before they could figure it out, Alice, wearing a wicked grin, said, "What about Erina's feelings toward Senior Doma?"
Arato Hisako: "..."
Lady Erina, please do not misunderstand. She, Hisako, was actually trying to save you! If Senior Doma suspected you of insulting him behind his back, would he not tease you until you wished you were dead?
"Enough..." Erina Nakiri said. "Hisako came to tell me about... that man's news. Do not drag the topic too far off course." Clearly, she was also an expert at changing the subject.
Unfortunately, the moment her words fell, Alice, still grinning mischievously, said, "But that man was already scared away by Senior Doma..."
Arato Hisako: (⊙?⊙)
What!? That man had been scared away? That was the man Lady Erina had feared so deeply... Wait, if the person who