AM 04:31
"Shizuka, it's settled then. I'll be taking my leave first." After recommending a whole batch of potential marriage partners to Shizuka Hiratsuka, Sogo Doma had already reached the door.
Even after Sogo Doma left, Shizuka Hiratsuka still hadn't managed to steer the conversation toward her own life. Of course, the room remained just as messy.
By the time Shizuka Hiratsuka came to her senses, she was already clutching her head with both hands.
"Damn it, how did I let a student seize control of the conversation's pace? Is that guy some matchmaker my parents hired? Why is he so practiced at this?"
As she spoke, she glanced at her apartment again. "Ah~! I even forgot to have that guy help me clean up the room. My head hurts... But..."
As she complained, Shizuka Hiratsuka instead found herself worriedly looking out the window. "Is it really okay for him to head out at this hour? It still seems to be windy and rainy outside, even though it's spring..."
If it hadn't been raining, the late night alone might not have been enough to sober Shizuka Hiratsuka up.
But she was worrying too much. How could a little wind and rain possibly stop Sogo Doma's desire to go home and bicker with his little sister?
Run! Don't lose to the wind, don't lose to the rain, and definitely don't lose to the storm!
About twenty minutes later.
Sogo Doma quietly pushed open the front door. "Good. It's not even five in the morning yet, so Umaru probably isn't awake. Better keep it down and not wake her—"
The facts proved that he had been overly cautious.
"Hehe, potato chips with dried bamboo shoots create a completely different flavor in your mouth. Umaru is such a genius! Even if I studied