The weather was clear and windy, and the Doma Residence was as quiet as ever...
"No..." A low groan suddenly escaped from within the quiet Doma Residence. Considering that the house had been built almost entirely with soundproofing materials, and that the groan had only inadvertently leaked out because a window had not been shut properly, calling it a shout would not have been much of an exaggeration.
Inside the Doma Residence, Sogo Doma was carrying his useless little sister in one hand as he walked down from the second floor.
"Onii-chan, you were the one who hid that book. Umaru only..." Suspended in midair, Umaru Doma desperately tried to explain.
"Quiet!" Sogo Doma forcefully cut her off. "There's nothing to explain, Umaru. Onii-chan is just taking you to wash your hair!"
"Onii-chan, Umaru can wash it herself..." Umaru struggled again. That was the important part! Faced with the terror of the unknown, she would rather expose the fact that she had read the manga Onii-chan had hidden, all so she could find some flaw in his argument and escape disaster. Yet Sogo-nii had actually flown into a rage and carried her downstairs. What a miscalculation!
"Sogo-kun, Umaru, what are you two doing?" To Sogo Doma's surprise, the commotion they had caused seemed to be a little too loud. Utaha Kasumigaoka first asked reflexively, but when she saw the identical bird's nests on their heads, she snorted. "Pfft, heh heh... Sogo-kun, Umaru, what kind of hairstyle is that?"
"This is the latest trend, guaranteed fashionable..." This was a look his little sister had created, so even if it was Utaha... Well, Sogo Doma went against his conscience and forced himself to say it.
"Eh? This is this year's latest trend? It really does feel fashionable..." To his surprise, Utaha Kasumigaoka