AM 08:50
After giving Nanami Aoyama her instructions, Lady Umaru had changed into an outfit suitable for going out. The sight left the person accompanying her, Sogo Doma, looking rather worn out.
"Onii-chan, what's wrong?" Umaru had clearly noticed that Sogo Doma was feeling unwell.
"Uh, it's nothing. I was just thinking about how wild the imaginations of high school girls have been lately..."
"Hm?" Umaru looked puzzled.
"Nothing, really. Umaru, should we head to the signing first, or look around somewhere else?" Sogo Doma deftly changed the subject. He'd never tell Umaru that if she hadn't shown up, he would've had to keep explaining himself for a while. That had been a flagrant smear against his character!
He, Sogo Doma, a man who brought eel—why should he have to put up with being slandered as a villain? Was it because his character was too noble, while those people were too petty...
"Onii-chan, we're going to Utaha's signing, so of course we should go see her first! Umaru is Utaha's staunchest supporter. Even at the signing, Umaru has to be there to support her from behind the scenes," Lady Umaru said with a smile.
Sogo Doma: "..."
You go to the author first at a signing? There didn't seem to be anything wrong with that—wait, no! Apologize to all the people patiently waiting in line!
"Did you two arrange to meet up again?"
Lady Umaru nodded. "Mm, we did. After all, Umaru helped write the final volume of Love Metronome! In other words, Umaru is one of the creators, too."
Sogo Doma: "..."
This time, apologize properly to the creators!
Utaha Kasumigaoka wasn't far from them—in fact, she was quite close. When the Doma siblings arrived, she was leisurely drinking coffee, while Sonoko Machida fretted beside her.
"Utaha-chan, you've had