"Sogo, go check on Master first. I'm fine..." Seeing Hamster Umaru panic, the "well-behaved" Mashiro clenched her fists and made a solemn promise.
"Mashiro, don't tell me you think Umaru's emergency means you can skip your tutoring?" Although her face remained expressionless as she made her guarantee, the flash of delight in her eyes did not escape Sogo Doma's notice.
"Master's situation is more important!" The good "disciple" Mashiro turned her face away.
"I see..." Sogo Doma said with a half-smile. "Mashiro, even if I really can't spare the time, don't forget that Utaha is here too..."
Mashiro Shiina stiffly turned her head. "Utaha is busy..."
"Sorry, Mashiro, but I've been quite free lately..." Utaha Kasumigaoka said, looking up from her laptop.
"My manga won't make it in time for the rookie award..." Mashiro Shiina lowered her head, trying to struggle free from the prison of tutoring.
"Put the manga aside for now. The most important thing for you is passing your retake exam." Sogo Doma, hard-hearted as ever, remained completely unmoved.
After Mashiro Shiina fell silent for a while, she suddenly slammed her fist into her palm.
"Sogo, I won't be a student anymore!"
Utaha Kasumigaoka: "..."
Should she admire Mashiro for being so quintessentially herself, or should she make a snarky remark?
"Mashiro, you came here under the pretense of studying abroad, right? Are you trying to erase the very foundation that allows you to stay here?" As Sogo Doma spoke, several dark lines appeared on his forehead.
"Sogo, for a manga artist, being a student has its limits..." Mashiro Shiina said with a serious expression.
"And who taught you that one?"
"I realized it myself after reading Master's manga..." Mashiro Shiina looked proud.
Sogo Doma's mouth twitched. "..."
But before he could say anything, Umaru Doma called