"By the way..."
It had to be said that "running away may be shameful, but it works" was indeed a universal truth. Even Shizuka Hiratsuka could not help changing the subject whenever she encountered something awkward or troublesome. "What were you talking about earlier? I saw you all..."
"Ah..." Sogo Doma readily played along. It could not be helped—he changed the subject all the time too. If he did not cooperate now, what would happen when he needed someone to cooperate with him later? Thinking ahead, he responded at just the right moment, "I just didn't expect Yukinoshita to come too, but..."
Considering that she was often ordered around as a tool by Shizuka Hiratsuka, that old woman, he had only asked casually—like asking someone whether they had eaten...
"Same as you..." Before he could finish, Yukino Yukinoshita said coldly, "I was also asked by an old woman who was nearly thirty and still pretending to be young. She even went and begged Haruno..."
What did it mean for one thing to counter another? When facing Sogo Doma, Shizuka Hiratsuka would think of a way to sneak in an attack even if she knew she could not beat him. But when faced with Yukinoshita's sharp tongue, all she could do was twitch at the corner of her eye...
Wait!
Yukino-chan had a sharp tongue, but she should not have been this vicious, right?
"Jealous..." Just as Shizuka Hiratsuka was wavering, Sogo Doma spoke up. "Hirano, you're not jealous of Hiratsuka-sensei, are you?"
"Huh?" Yukino Yukinoshita froze. "I'm jealous of her?"
She would be jealous of an old woman who was nearly thirty and still unmarried? What kind of joke was that?
Not just Yukinoshita—even Shizuka Hiratsuka wore a baffled expression. "???"
Yukino-chan was jealous of her? Was that even possible?