"Ugh, no matter how you look at it, the protagonist is a lot like Sougo. The only thing we don't know yet is his grades. After all, the protagonist is top of his class. Could it be that you, Sougo...?" Before Sogo Doma could even try to deny it, Utaha Kasumigaoka tilted her head and said.
"I really did get perfect marks on the entrance exams..." Sogo Doma covered his face.
"Looks like you meet the academic requirements too."
"Wait, your character description says the protagonist doesn't really have any friends... When it comes to popularity, I've always been pretty confident." Sogo Doma had always been confident in his ability to get other people to do things for him.
"Sougo, do you really consider those students your friends?" Utaha Kasumigaoka seemed to have realized something.
Sogo Doma: "..."
He really didn't consider those students his friends. They were just tools for his amusement. He hadn't expected his act to be so good and yet still get found out.
"Want to know why I said that?" Seeing Sogo Doma at a loss for words, Utaha Kasumigaoka narrowed her eyes again.
Sogo Doma: ???
"Here's a question. If I'd been the one lying there this morning, how would you have reacted?"
"Who did it? I'd have to silence them..." Sogo Doma trailed off, realizing why Utaha Kasumigaoka had figured it out. "..."
"Ugh, I knew it..." Utaha Kasumigaoka's lips curled upward again. "Putting aside the part about silencing them, that was how an ordinary person would react to a friend. But you were far too calm today, Sougo."
Sogo Doma: "You know, making friends isn't actually that hard for you, is it?"
"I told you..." Utaha Kasumigaoka pressed her lips together. "I just hate having to deal with boring social interactions."
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