Sogo Doma was proficient in all manner of wordplay. As long as Yukino Yukinoshita took the bait, there was nothing he could not explain away. Unfortunately:
"Mashiro..." Yukino did not want to communicate with him, lest she fall into someone's trap. So, the simple-minded Mashiro became her anchor point.
"Do you really hate Rita that much?"
"I don't hate her..."
"Then?"
"Rita won't let me draw manga..."
As far as Rita was concerned, the exceptionally gifted Mashiro should have made a name for herself in the art world. Yet, because of Rita's instigation, Mashiro had gone off to draw manga—
At first, consumed by jealousy, Rita had been quite pleased. With Mashiro gone, wouldn't she be the best? Unfortunately, she could not deceive herself. Looking at her own paintings, then at Mashiro's, Rita came to realize that no matter what she did, she would never catch up to Mashiro! So, she gave up...
Still, Rita's ideas—whether encouraging Mashiro to draw manga or making her return to the art world—were indeed hard to approve of!
Yukino Yukinoshita did not quite understand. "Why?"
"Stop, the food's ready!" At the very moment she spoke, Sogo Doma also chimed in, hoping to avoid further complications. "Are you planning to eat first, or keep talking?"
The truth was, no one could refuse Sogo Doma's cooking.
What a joke. Even Erina Nakiri could not deny his skill, so it was even less likely that anyone else could refuse. Yukino Yukinoshita and Masuzu Natsukawa had originally intended to stand their ground and refuse outright, but after catching that scent, their reactions were very honest...
It could not be helped. As the saying went—only good food and... good food must not be let down. Uh, Sogo Doma's cooking deserved several more mentions of good food.
But that left