"Haa..." Watching Sogo Doma bargain with the intelligent program in all seriousness, like a greedy capitalist exploiting workers, Mai Sakurajima—whom Shaqiang had just set down—somehow felt relieved. She probably thought that if he were truly a mad scientist, he would not have such a mercenary look on his face.
On top of that, Umaru had somehow climbed onto Sogo's head and started sobbing. "Waaah... Onii-chan was so scary just now. He wasn't Onii-chan at all, waaah..."
What kind of mad scientist, faced with this situation, would merely wave his hands around foolishly like the guy before them? "Umaru, let go already. I-I can't see where I'm going. I-Idiot, I-I can't breathe..."
Watching the noisy siblings, not only Mai Sakurajima but even Kazusa Touma, who had merely been standing by, was left speechless. She had never expected that the great demon king she regarded as the source of all terror had this side to him. H-how enviable... No, she should say he got what he deserved...
"Sogo Doma, what exactly were you trying to do when you took it upon yourself to do that to me? You..." Just as Kazusa Touma's thoughts began to wander, Mai Sakurajima spoke coldly. Though the guy waving his hands around and making a fuss before her did not seem like an evil scientist, she still needed an explanation...
"Grrr..." x3
However, before she could finish, all three girls' stomachs growled at once. Under those circumstances, Mai Sakurajima had no choice but to shut her mouth.
"Umaru, get down already. Everyone's hungry, right?" For Sogo Doma, whose head was being hugged, those three stomach growls were nothing short of lifesaving music. He hurriedly addressed Umaru, who had somehow activated Facehugger Mode.
Umaru: "..."
She pondered for less than half a second before flipping onto the coffee