Love was war. In this war, the first one to reveal their feelings was the loser...
Utaha Kasumigaoka had only just completed the shift between offense and defense in their social dynamic. She had only just gotten to taste the fruits of victory. Was she going to be the disadvantaged side again in the coming war of love?
She refused! She had only just had a moment of dominance—was she supposed to become the weaker side again? Who could stand that?!
For something like that kiss just now, she could still brazenly say, "It was only a kiss. Don't tell me you think getting a girl's kiss means you've won her heart, Sogo? How adorable. Though I understand, since that was your first kiss..."
But it was also a fact that she had used Mashiro Shiina as an excuse to trick Sogo Doma out of Shizuka Hiratsuka's office. How was she supposed to explain that away? It couldn't be helped. At the start, she simply hadn't cared if she got exposed. After all, she had thought Mashiro Shiina had already succeeded in her nighttime raid. Though she had still felt unwilling to accept it, somewhere deep down, Utaha Kasumigaoka had faintly chosen to give up.
The proof was this: even though she had told herself she needed to make Sogo Doma feel a woman's charm, she could clearly have found countless excuses when facing Shizuka Hiratsuka. Yet in the end, she had still chosen to use Mashiro Shiina as an excuse to trick Sogo Doma away. At that time, she had already subconsciously believed that Sogo belonged to Mashiro Shiina...
With that thought in mind, she naturally had not feared revealing her feelings. Except...
What Utaha Kasumigaoka had never expected was for that bottomless pit named Mashiro Shiina to open