"So, if Mr. Knight had ulterior motives, it was actually my fault?" Though she was questioning him, the slight upward curve of Utaha Kasumigaoka's lips seemed to suggest she was in quite a good mood.
"Ugh~!" Sogo Doma hesitated for a while before grinning sheepishly. "Can I blame you for being too charming?"
"Sogo-kun, is this what they call taking advantage and then acting innocent?" The corners of Utaha Kasumigaoka's lips rose a little further.
"From the perspective of victim-blaming, there was actually nothing wrong with what I just said..." Sogo Doma argued.
"Victim-blaming? Does Sogo-kun think that theory is correct? Or could it be..." The smile on Utaha Kasumigaoka's lips shifted, becoming faintly teasing.
"But Utaha, your bunny girl outfit really is charming—more so than Mai..." Sogo Doma's face stiffened halfway through. He quickly coughed twice and mumbled, "Ahem, well, you know... Confucius said, the Book of Songs says..."
Perhaps because he had managed to muddle through it, Utaha Kasumigaoka narrowed her eyes. "Even if we go with victim-blaming, who was it that made me dress up as a bunny girl in the first place? Sogo-kun..."
"Um..." Sogo Doma broke into a smile. "Utaha, don't you think this better demonstrates my aesthetic sense? If you'd never dressed like this, no one would know the charm you're showing now..."
"Sogo-kun, are you saying I have no charm unless I dress like this?" Even literary girls could be particular about a woman's charm. Before Sogo Doma could finish, Utaha Kasumigaoka stepped on the top of his foot.
"Of course not. Utaha is exceptionally radiant no matter how she dresses..." Unlike Sonoko Machida, who had him completely figured out and couldn't be bothered to argue with him, Sogo Doma was filled with the will to survive when facing Utaha Kasumigaoka.
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