Sometimes.
Sogo Doma also reflected on whether he had been too indulgent toward that little dumpling Umaru, and whether he had let Mashiro down.
Putting everything else aside, even if they ignored Mashiro's identity as a genius beautiful-girl painter, she was still the young lady of the Shiina Family. Yet look what she had become after spending time with the siblings. Not only did she think about Baumkuchen all day long, she had even wrapped some up in plastic wrap to preserve it—
She was treating Baumkuchen like treasure and collecting it!
"Sogo..." Just as someone was reflecting on whether he had done something wrong, Mashiro beside him said, "Five pieces. I'll give you five at most. Any more, and I won't feel secure..."
Sogo Doma: "..."
Fine, this probably had nothing to do with him. What the hell did she mean by not feeling secure?
"Don't make it sound like I never let you eat Baumkuchen!"
"..." Hearing that, Mashiro merely tilted her head. "You didn't give me any at night..."
"That's because you shouldn't eat too much at night!" As a health-conscious expert, Sogo Doma first retorted before, based on what he knew about Mashiro, realizing something. "Wait, don't tell me all that Baumkuchen was saved for you to eat at night?"
"..." Mashiro turned her face away. "No..."
"If not, why are you looking away?"
"Because, because..." Mashiro still refused to look at him directly. "Sogo, why can't you eat at night?"
"Because nighttime is when the body regulates itself..." Sogo Doma explained. "If you eat, it can upset your stomach..."
"But my stomach isn't upset..."
"That's because you're still young!"
"Umaru-chan eats too."
Sogo Doma: "..."
This was what they meant by being influenced by the company you kept, wasn't it?
There was no helping it.