With Sogo Doma constantly smoothing things over—bullshitting, really—the matter seemed close to being resolved. Given the current situation, as long as Mashiro Shiina gave a proper self-introduction, this farce could be glossed over. If he'd known it would be like this, he might as well have let her spout nonsense!
"Sogo, did Mashiro cause trouble?" As if by telepathy, Mashiro Shiina—whom Sogo Doma had been endlessly griping about in his heart—spoke up at just the right moment, looking utterly confused.
Sogo Doma: "..."
He had to get Shaqiang to build up this girl's common sense as soon as possible!
"You didn't cause trouble. Everyone is concerned about you, Mashiro..."
Mashiro Shiina nodded. She understood again. Everyone was making things difficult for Sogo, so...
"Sogo, I have a plan!"
Sogo Doma: "..."
Wait, there was no need for a plan right now! Couldn't she at least let him finish? Was it really that hard to just introduce herself properly?
"If Sogo and I take everyone out, there won't be anything left to trouble Sogo."
Sogo Doma: "..."
The whole class: "..."
Was this girl actually a yakuza maiden? How could she say something so terrifying without changing expression?
Even just recalling what had happened that day made Sogo Doma want to twitch at the corner of his mouth. He deeply suspected that Mashiro Shiina had some kind of troublemaking system attached to her...
Of course, there was no need to tell Umaru about any of that. As for why Utaha Kasumigaoka was unwilling to say much, it was probably because the Three Nos countered the scheming type. Utaha Kasumigaoka had repeatedly come out worse for wear against Mashiro.
He remembered the first rooftop lunch the three of them had shared.
Utaha Kasumigaoka had opened with an attack. "I never expected