Doma Residence.
Mashiro Shiina, who had been saddened after having her manuscript rejected, stared eagerly at the dining table. Though her face remained expressionless, her throat bobbed with a swallow from time to time. After a while...
"Sogo, can we eat yet?" Mashiro, who had developed a gluttonous side, tugged at Sogo Doma's clothes expectantly.
"Are you hungry, Mashiro? I was planning to wait for Umaru to get back so we could eat together, but if you're hungry, have something light to tide you over first. Oh, and don't eat too fast. The main course isn't ready yet..." Sogo said, wiping his hands as he emerged from the kitchen.
"Together with little sister?" Mashiro, who had been swallowing her saliva, stopped. "I'm not hungry. I'll wait with little sister."
"Mashiro wants to wait for Umaru? That girl would definitely be touched if she knew. Maybe she'd even—" Sogo said with a smile, but before he could finish, there was a click, followed by an energetic voice:
"Onii-chan, I'm home!"
Then...
"Hehe, after a busy day, Umaru has finally cast off the shackles of the mundane world..." Muttering her own improvised scripture, a certain useless girl changed clothes and transformed into a dumpling at lightning speed.
After the Doma Family once again witnessed stockings, jackets, and skirts flying everywhere, with dress shoes blending into the floor, Hamster Umaru hopped her way toward the living room.
"Contestant Umaru makes an incredibly long jump! My, how did she do that? A jump worthy of the history books! A record-breaking jump..." For some reason, the hamster wearing sunglasses played commentator while hopping along.
"And now, let us invite contestant Umaru, who has broken the record, to give her acceptance speech. The person she most wishes to thank is..." Standing at the living room door,