"Um..." Sogo Doma's words made Saika Totsuka blurt out, "B-but in movies, when people encounter m-mysterious incidents, no one..."
In truth, he couldn't really be blamed for speaking up. The situation Sogo Doma described was just too terrif—well, at the very least, Little Angel Totsuka had been scared by it. What did he mean, that as long as someone knew about, or had even merely heard rumors of [Puberty Syndrome], they were more likely than ordinary people to encounter this urban legend?
"You know that's just a movie, right?" Before Little Angel could finish, Sogo Doma rolled his eyes. "Who in real life would be stupid enough to face a problem they can't solve alone instead of asking for help?"
Utaha Kasumigaoka: "..."
Yukino Yukinoshita: "..."
They felt attacked!
"Even if someone really were that stupid..." Before either of them could say anything, Sogo Doma continued, "how would you explain why, as soon as [Puberty Syndrome] began spreading, people started coming forward to say they'd had similar experiences? And those who sought help began appearing one after another."
"..." Was that really how it worked? Saika Totsuka didn't really know. Then again, neither did Utaha Kasumigaoka or Yukino Yukinoshita.
"Wait!" Though she didn't know much about it, Yukino Yukinoshita caught the flaw in what he said. "If things were really as you say, then I'd never heard of [Puberty Syndrome] before..."
"Are you sure?"
"..." Yukino Yukinoshita's eye twitched. "Not to brag, but memory is one of my strengths..."
She could memorize every student and teacher in the entire school before the term even began!
But how could Sogo Doma possibly leave such an obvious flaw in his argument? He had clearly prepared his response long ago. "What if [Puberty Syndrome] altered your memories?"
"..."
"You should know that the