According to an unnamed source, tea, cola, Sprite, and fruit juice were all beverages that could be lit up and downed in one gulp. Such drinks were also known as the most important props at a party. Sooner or later, every child would have a day like this...
That was the explanation, but Xihuan's murderous glare was clearly full of disbelief. "Doma, I think I need to have a talk with Umaru. You bastard..."
"Xihuan, I didn't actually do anything. Didn't Kyoko and the others all come back in one piece?"
"You're only sixteen yourself. Driving here was already..."
"Xihuan, anything you can get away with by turning a blind eye to isn't really a problem..." Sogo Doma tilted his head.
"Forget it. There are always more crooked arguments than reasonable ones. I'll let it go, considering those kids bothered you..." Xihuan sighed.
"Don't make it sound like I did something bad. If you'd kept a closer eye on your students, I wouldn't have needed to..." Sogo Doma said, narrowing his eyes.
"Uh..." Xihuan stiffened at those words. After a long while, she took a stack of tickets from her inner pocket. "Well, take these as a thank-you gift. I heard they're tickets for some concert. Someone gave them to me, but..."
"Xihuan, I may not care much about gifts, but your thank-you present is concert tickets that an explosion-experiment girl like you has absolutely no use for?" Sogo Doma said, his face full of black lines.
"Um..." Xihuan turned her head slightly. "Doesn't Umaru play the violin often? So I thought..."
"What nonsense are you talking about!?" Before she could finish, Sogo Doma got angry.
"What's wrong?" Xihuan asked, utterly baffled.
"Umaru doesn't just play the violin. She plays the cello, the piano, and plenty of other instruments too..."