"Just kidding, Akari's presence isn't that low..." Seeing Sogo Doma deep in thought, Akari Akaza hurriedly said.
"Umaru, you actually managed to notice this girl. Looks like she wasn't meant to die after all!" Yet as if he hadn't noticed her at all, Sogo Doma turned to Umaru Doma.
"Uh..." Cold sweat broke out on Akari Akaza's forehead again. "S-Senpai, I told you I was joking. Umaru-senpai, you get it, right...?"
But even as she spoke, Umaru Doma nodded along. "Mm-hmm. No matter how low Akarin's presence is, she did ring the doorbell. If there's a doorbell sound..."
"I see, so it was the doorbell..." Sogo Doma accepted that explanation.
"That's right, the doorbell!" Umaru Doma nodded.
Akari Akaza: "..."
After remaining silent for a while, she finally couldn't help shouting, "Umaru-senpai, Sogo-senpai..."
Sogo Doma and Umaru Doma froze at her call. After a moment, Sogo Doma said solemnly, "Umaru, you can't make fun of other people's shortcomings. Someone like Akarin..."
"Sogo-senpai, you were the one who started this topic! Umaru-senpai, she..." Before Umaru Doma could say anything, Akari Akaza protested indignantly.
"Akarin, I'll allow you to rethink what you just said..." But halfway through her sentence, Sogo Doma put on an exceptionally kind expression.
"Sogo-senpai, you really were pretending to be dumb just now, weren't you? No matter how low Akari's presence is..." Instead of being alarmed, Akari Akaza seemed delighted.
"Uh..." Sogo Doma curled his lip. "I really didn't notice you at first, though..."
"Senpai!" Akari Akaza's eyes brimmed with tears.
"Onii-chan, stop teasing Akarin..." Umaru Doma added.
"Umaru, I'm not teasing her. I'm just taking precautions against someone with unclear preferences..." Sogo Doma explained.
"Senpai, what's unclear about Akari's preferences!?" This was probably Akari Akaza's final struggle.
"Chinatsu..." Sogo Doma said expressionlessly.
"Senpai, Chinatsu and Akari are