When familiar things people thought they held in their hands suddenly disappeared, they often panicked and grew uneasy. Umaru Doma had now fallen into a frenzy of pounding someone. "Big Brother, what nonsense are you talking about!? What do you mean, it's no big deal? Don't tell me you want to be someone else's big brother too..."
Aoi Yamada, meanwhile, was overjoyed. "Lord Sogo, Yamada will definitely work hard to become a good-for-nothing!"
Utaha Kasumigaoka: "..."
Wasn't she putting effort in the wrong direction!? Sogo, you idiot...
"I was joking, I was joking..." Sogo Doma said, scratching the back of his head as he endured the barrage of tiny fists. "I'm not like Taihei, that guy who loves taking little sisters. My little sister will always be Umaru alone. Um, Yama—"
But before he could finish, Umaru stopped. "Big Brother, promise me..."
"I promise, I promise..." Sogo Doma held out a finger. "Want to pinky swear?"
"Eh?" Aoi Yamada's wild delight instantly turned to dejection. "Lord Sogo actually lied. You're such an important figure whom everyone respects, yet you actually lied..."
"Big Brother would never lie! Every single thing Big Brother has ever said to Umaru was true. He's never lied!" Umaru retorted before Sogo Doma could say anything.
"But he just lied to poor Yamada..."
"That's because Big Brother is only Umaru's big brother. Besides, who would take some stranger of unknown origin as their little sister..." Umaru stressed again.
"But Uncle Otoo is considering adopting Yamada..." Aoi Yamada protested.
Utaha Kasumigaoka and Sogo Doma: "..."
An uncle and a young girl... This really felt like something the police should be called over!
"Yamada, the Oto-whatever you mentioned is the manager, right?" Sogo Doma asked after thinking back.
"It's Uncle Otoo. Why call him Oto-whatever? Though Yamada only took