"What's an invitation ticket?" Mashiro Shiina was still confused.
"It's probably just a tactic for currying favor with capital. Mashiro, you mustn't get hit by their sugar-coated bullets..." Before Umaru Doma could answer, Sogo Doma cut in.
"Onii-chan, that's not what you said when you gave Umaru invitation tickets last year..." Umaru Doma once again gave him a suspicious little look.
Sogo Doma: "..."
Could last year be compared to this year? Last year, he could use his position as the top-ranked member of the Elite Ten to rake things in. This year...
"The me from last year really was too young..." Fortunately, he was battle-hardened and immediately changed his expression.
"Isn't that maturing a little too fast? By the way, Erina gave Umaru lots of invitation tickets this year too..." Umaru Doma couldn't help saying.
"Umaru, see? I told you Erina is actually grateful to me from the bottom of her heart. Thanks to me, I taught her so much..." Sogo Doma instantly switched back to a smiling face.
"However, Erina specifically told Umaru that she must, absolutely, absolutely not let Onii-chan find out..." Umaru Doma went all out with her follow-up attack!
Sogo Doma: "..."
"Umaru, weren't we discussing the issue of this student's surname being Takanashi just now?"
Takanashi: "..."
The girl calling herself Yamada: "..."
Utaha Kasumigaoka: "..."
So how exactly had the topic gotten sidetracked like that!?
"But Erina said the jobs Onii-chan takes charge of usually don't even last ten days. No, it should be said that even lasting more than a week is difficult. Yet after teaching someone for only a week, he calls them his student..."
"That's because I solve things within ten days. As for teaching for a week, Umaru, even a teacher of a single character is still a teacher!"