Sogo Doma silently lit a stick of incense for the innocent Taihei Doma, who had caught a stray bullet.
Taihei, who had tarnished your standing in Umaru's heart? Who...
"Dumb Big Brother always gets teased by Big Brother, unlike Umaru. Umaru can face Big Brother head-on as his opponent..."
Sogo Doma: "..."
It seemed that he was the one who had tarnished Taihei's image. Ha, hahaha...
At that moment, all he could do was tell himself, "Well done, Sogo. In this world, the only one you can never yield is your little sister, and the title of Big Brother can never be shared! Taihei, you should make a dignified exit! Leaving behind the impression of being dumb in Umaru's heart is enough. As for everything else, leave it to Big Brother Sogo!"
"Then, Big Brother, I'll leave everything to you. Umaru will head back to the living room first!"
Having finished her retort, Umaru flipped onto the tatami, called out to him, slid open the door, and left the kitchen.
Something about this felt wrong to Sogo Doma, but he could not quite put his finger on it. Forget it. Shaking his head, he opened the cupboard and took out the pot needed for sukiyaki...
Wait!
Hadn't he dragged that useless little sister out here to punish her for talking nonsense? Where was the punishment!?
How had it ended with him helping that useless little sister come up with practice questions!?
Wait again!
Coming up with questions for that useless little sister seemed like a form of punishment too...
As Sogo Doma prepared the ingredients, he pondered whether this counted as different paths leading to the same destination.
Meanwhile.
The moment Dumpling Umaru returned to the living room, she saw a scene that left her both amused and exasperated—Kazusa Touma