What is the difference between a man and a woman?
Those who hold high the banner of gender equality would say, "There is no difference!"
However, scientific research indicates that women possess far more sentimentality than men; likewise, men view the world in a more rational manner. Of course, female PhDs are an exception—or perhaps, they aren't...
Regardless of how much the silver-haired little girl before Sogo Doma claimed to be anti-romance, she couldn't handle it when Sogo Doma smiled while uttering such cold, detached words.
As long as one is female, who doesn't harbor a dream of princes and princesses in their heart?
However.
To a rational man, princes and princesses? Don't make me laugh... Some extremely logical men would even dare to say, "You love him? Have you dissected him? If you haven't even tried dissection, how can you claim to love?"
Of course, Sogo Doma wasn't rational to that extent.
But.
Being able to see someone who calls herself an anti-romance activist refute scientific evidence still felt interesting to Sogo Doma. Let it be stated beforehand: this was absolutely not an act of retaliation born from the resentment of being inexplicably provoked.
Sogo Doma had always felt he was broad-minded and never held a grudge; usually, if he had a grievance, he settled it the same day. If he didn't, that was when he took the time to stretch his limbs.
"I-if you men weren't unfaithful..." The silver-haired little girl took two steps back, muttering to herself.
Tell me, was that step-back move for real? She looked like she lacked conviction!
Sogo Doma, who never knows when to quit, said, "You want to say that all men are big pig trotters, right?"
"Big pig trotters?"
"It basically means they're easy to chew on, not exactly good stuff... It has many meanings, but it mostly boils down to: men are all trash!"
The silver-haired little girl: "..."
Hey, hey, is that how you talk about your own gender?
"But even so, countless women are still willing to fall into the big pit that is men, aren't they? So, to summarize, isn't it just that women are craving our boys' bodies?" Sogo Doma raised his hand to gesture.
A certain silver-haired little girl: "@_@!"
Hey, hey, you got that backward, didn't you? Shouldn't it be men craving their bodies?
"Looking at your expression, you clearly can't accept that. Let me put it another way: how about the mutual attraction of male and female hormones? Isn't what we call romance just men and women craving each other's bodies?"
The silver-haired little girl: "..."
Why did that elegant explanation end up changing?
"In conclusion, if there is discord between parents at home, it's not because of some emotional reason, but because the two people together can no longer secrete enough dopamine and other hormones..."
STEM men never need emotions! As for Sogo Doma, he was currently in a state of Cthulhu-esque chaos. What are emotions? They don't exist. The fact that he hadn't brought chaotic disorder into this world was already the result of Sogo Doma's best efforts at restraint.
However.
His words seemed to have touched a taboo for the silver-haired little girl.
"It's, it's not like that!" she shouted!
Immediately following.
Countless gazes on the beach focused on Sogo Doma and the silver-haired little girl—it couldn't be helped, rubbernecking is human nature.
Sogo Doma: "..."
Huh? Now, can I get away with a sheepish grin?
The silver-haired little girl, one of the parties involved, widened her eyes and stared fixedly at Sogo Doma, saying:
"It's, it's absolutely not what you said, it's not just some human body secretion..."
Whoosh.
Before she could finish, Sogo Doma took a stride forward, swept her up with one arm, and then burst into a sprint, carrying her behind the wall of the changing room.
After looking around for a moment—hmm, very safe, at least there was no one else.
Once the inspection was complete, Sogo Doma rubbed his hair and said, "I'm telling you, you're crazy, shouting for no reason."
"It's, it's absolutely not what you said, even though I hate romance..." Even after being brought to a secluded place, the little girl didn't panic and remained stubborn.
"Yeah, I know, a staunch anti-romance activist, right?" Sogo Doma said, rubbing his chin.
"But love is..."
"Hormonal attraction?" Sogo Doma raised his hand to answer first again.
"It's not that simple!" The silver-haired little girl seemed to be angered: "There's also future responsibility, family affection, kindness..."
Before she could finish, Sogo Doma, the leader of the Knife-Stabbing Sect, spoke again.
"Thinking that far ahead? You're a romantic at heart, aren't you?"
The silver-haired little girl: "..."
Self-doubt in progress. Come on, listen—listen to Sogo Doma's sweet-talking, and I guarantee you'll be in a wheelchair next time even if your legs aren't broken!
"Not talking anymore? So, you can't refute it, that so-called romance is just the mutual attraction of male and female hormones leading to the secretion of dopamine and a series of other brain hormones, right?"
The silver-haired little girl had no intention of retorting: "..."
"So, White-Hair, with a figure that lacks everything and a face that isn't exactly cute, how did you reach the conclusion that I've gone love-struck?"
Sogo Doma, aggressive, spoke with a smile. Ah, that feels better!
The silver-haired loli—she was starting to doubt her own life. Was this guy still going?
Shaking her head, the loli spoke again: "E-even so, that, that so-called attraction—it must be because men are fickle and..."
Sogo Doma: "At the very least, you aren't emitting any pheromones!"
The rhythm of the conversation must be kept in one's own hands; that's what Sogo Doma, negotiation expert, always said.
The silver-haired loli: "..."
After a long while, she finally said:
"Then, why were you staring at me so intently just now?"
Sogo Doma, with his wide, bewildered eyes—is it my fault my eyes are big?
"Besides, you say you aren't attracted, so you aren't? Heh, men—as long as they see a woman who is even a little bit pretty—"
Sogo Doma really wanted to say that she didn't count as a pretty woman, but he wanted to see what else this White-Hair could come up with.
"I said, just a little bit pretty, maybe not even as much as my fingernail..." The silver-haired loli gestured: "Even if it's just that little bit, they'll still be chased after."
Sogo Doma: "Σ(°△°---)︴"
How truly narcissistic...
"So, it's normal to guess that you'd go love-struck, right?"
"Idiot!" For the first time, Sogo Doma formed his hand into a blade and chopped the little loli on the head: "Where did you learn such messy knowledge? Real men aren't like what you think!"
"Hiss, that hurts!" The silver-haired loli covered her head: "Isn't it true? Just like those in my family..."
"Stop!" Sogo Doma shouted to halt her instantly: "I don't care what kind of troublesome things happen in your family, but I want to tell you that the world is vast, and there are countless real men who won't be lured by such messy things!"
"I don't believe it."
"Want to make a bet with me?" Sogo Doma, who never lies, spoke with a smile once again.
"A bet?"
"What kind of bet?"
"Do you know why I'm standing in front of the changing room?"
"Peeping!"
A very good answer. Sogo Doma wanted to see if one punch could make this brat cry.
"I'm waiting for someone, waiting for someone!"
"A man or a woman?" The silver-haired loli asked again, though her tone was a bit more urgent this time.
"Obviously, a man."
This time, the loli didn't say anything more, just nodded to show she understood.
Sogo Doma didn't waste any words either.
"The bet we're making has to do with this friend of mine."
"Eh?" The silver-haired loli felt a bit dazed.
"Didn't you say men are all lured by temptation? Well, why don't you try testing that guy?" Sogo Doma, who sells out his teammates without hesitation, said exactly that.
"What's the bet?" The little silver-haired girl, driven by what was in her heart, decided to go all in.