Utaha Kasumigaoka's third volume had indeed been deeply problematic. Sogo Doma understood it, Sonoko Machida had guessed some of it, and so had everyone at the publishing house. Yet the problem was difficult to make public. If Sogo Doma had not intervened, and if this country did not value freedom of speech, whether the third volume could even have been published would have been a question.
"Utako Kasumi, get out of the literary world!"
"Boycott Utako Kasumi completely!"
"? Breakup Metronome would be more like it!"
"Utako Kasumi, give me back my girlfriend!"
"Same here + phone number. Utako Kasumi, give me back my girlfriend!"
"Ha..." Looking at the comments online, Sogo Doma sighed inwardly. He found Utaha Kasumigaoka on the rooftop. "Idiot, you still haven't worked it out?"
"Sogo..." Utaha Kasumigaoka raised her head slightly, her face full of unease.
"Idiot, those people didn't break up because of your book. At most, your book just gave them an opportunity."
"Is that so?" Utaha Kasumigaoka looked dejected.
"Yeah, that's how it is..." Sogo Doma nodded.
"But..." Utaha Kasumigaoka pointed at several comments directed at her:
Sogo Doma said, "Utaha, don't you think this is a good thing? Your book made people understand their own sexual orientation."
Utaha Kasumigaoka pointed again. "..."
Wiping sweat from his brow, Sogo Doma said, "Utaha, look, you've saved another person who found their way back."
After remaining silent for a while, Utaha Kasumigaoka pointed at another news post. "..."
Most terrifying of all, Umaru, his useless little sister, was mixed up in this too. If that was what his useless little sister thought...
Sogo Doma broke out in a cold sweat!
But all of that was merely the opening act. When Utaha Kasumigaoka returned to her apartment, a crowd had already gathered outside her