The coldness on Mai Sakurajima's face diminished considerably, though her complexion was still awful and her expression seemed somewhat stiff. "Sogo, that dissection research thing you mentioned..."
Sogo Doma: "..."
Crap. He was so used to bickering with his deadbeat little sister that he had accidentally said what was on his mind.
"Did I say anything? Mai, did you mishear me?" He wore an utterly harmless expression.
Let alone Mai Sakurajima, even Kazusa Touma, who was trembling beside them, had black lines running down her face at the sight.
Umaru Doma gave a fake smile. Come to think of it, her big brother really was capable of doing something like that.
"Gulp~!" Mai Sakurajima swallowed and looked around again, seemingly considering whether she could still escape from here—or, if she caught him off guard, what her chances were of getting away unscathed.
The atmosphere immediately grew tense.
Sogo Doma, the culprit behind it all: "..."
He really wanted to cover his face right now. All for nothing! Nothing he did now could lower this bunny girl's guard. Since that was the case, he could only...
As he thought, Sogo Doma pulled out his phone and swiftly activated the program Shaqiang had left behind. With a "ding," a flamboyant mechanical voice came from the phone:
"Esteemed Master, it is my utmost honor to be able to serve you..."
Umaru Doma was fine when the voice sounded, since she had seen plenty while following Sogo Doma around. But Mai Sakurajima and Kazusa Touma both froze. Although phones had begun to become smarter these days, their intelligence was still nowhere near the level of voice assistants—much less Shaqiang's intelligence, which was far beyond what a mere voice assistant could compare to.
Before the flamboyant mechanical voice could finish speaking, Sogo Doma said into