How did one break the awkwardness when a lie was exposed on the spot? Waiting online, not too urgent.
Faced with such an awkward situation, even Sogo Doma couldn't help scratching his cheek and turning his head aside.
Then—
"Tch!" He clicked his tongue. "Ehehe, I forgot to delete the print timestamp!"
Yamagami: "((‵□′))"
If he hadn't been holding the manuscript, he would definitely have summoned the Gatling Bodhisattva he worshipped and spun it three hundred and sixty million times in an instant. Gyojin-sensei, even if you were going to lie, could you at least put some effort into it? Also, why were you only handing in a manuscript written three days ago now?
"Oh, right!" Sogo Doma smacked his fist into his palm again. "When I was rushing the manuscript just now, I felt time flying by. It felt like I was writing seventy extra characters a minute, enough to travel through time. So it wasn't an illusion after all..."
Yamagami: "((‵□′))"
Gyojin-sensei, go on. Keep making things up.
"Einstein once said, 'When a—'" Looking at Editor Yamagami's face, filled with fury and distrust, Sogo Doma felt utterly wronged. Wasn't it just a delayed manuscript? Did Yamagami have to look at him like that?
Yamagami: "No, Einstein never said that..."
"Well, as long as I run faster than you, it's fine. Bye-bye."
That was the usual daily interaction between Editor Yamagami and Sogo Doma.
After that, Yamagami discovered that he was showing signs of premature aging.
First came the manuscript submission arrangements.
"Moshi moshi, is this Editor Yamagami? It's me. I'm playing mahjong..."
Yamagami: "?_?"
"I found that the girls at our school are insanely good at mahjong..."
Yamagami: "?_?"
So?
Sogo Doma said, "In order to win the match, I've decided to hone my mahjong skills. Let's put