Sumire, having awakened her Persona, now appeared as a completely different person. She displayed a strength and assertiveness she'd never shown before, raising her rapier menacingly at the other two:
"I've had enough of your dense, carefree attitude, Kasumi! Just because your gymnastics scores are slightly better, you think nothing matters? Every day, you toss your underwear everywhere after bathing, leaving me to pick it all up! Even Mom can't tell our clothes apart, so I have to deal with it! Your skirts, stockings, even the ribbons you use to tie your hair—I handle them all! I'm your little sister, not your mom!"
"—Sumire, what are you even saying?!" Kasumi squeaked, face flushing crimson as she desperately glanced sideways at Rinto.
Rinto himself had no clue how to react.
Pretending he hadn't heard anything at this point would be obviously fake. Moreover, he honestly wasn't surprised by Sumire's accusations—they matched his impression of Kasumi perfectly.
So, Rinto just offered Kasumi a reassuring, gentle smile that seemed to say, "It's okay, that's kinda cute."
Naturally, this backfired spectacularly, turning the proud [Snow Queen] into a steaming-hot Spring Queen as she nearly melted from embarrassment.
And Sumire wasn't done dealing damage yet—she kept firing relentlessly:
"Also! Every morning when you wake Senpai up—why is it always you? Let me take turns, too! I also want to crawl into his bed and have him hold me tight! Besides, you eat even more than I do—what if Senpai touches your waist and feels all that flab? He'll think I'm just as fat as you!"
"—Huh?!"
Finally provoked to anger, Kasumi ripped off her mask and summoned [Snow Queen], stamping hard on the floor and causing ice crystals to burst forth around her.
"Sumire, how dare you talk! You eat just as much as I do! And it's because you're always so shy and awkward—whenever Rinto-senpai pats your head even a little, you blush so hard that he's afraid to touch you more! If you'd just act happier about it, he'd know you actually love it! Instead, he probably thinks you hate physical contact, which is why I always have to do it instead!"
"That's called being modest! Do you think everyone is as shameless as you are?!"
Sumire instantly counterattacked, sending [Cinderella] into a flying kick that connected squarely with [Snow Queen], halting the spread of frost in midair.
The two Personas clashed, attacking each other viciously but gracefully, like two ballet dancers dueling elegantly on ice. Both specialized in physical combat, especially fierce kicking techniques—a perfect reflection of the identical upbringing and training the sisters had received.
The reigning Queen of the ball now faced a fierce challenge from the unknown Princess, both determined to claim the one and only prince present!
Kasumi, furious, skated forward aggressively on her icy blades, aiming a fierce kick at her sister:
"Such an unreasonable, perverted brat! You think I don't know how many times you've secretly stolen Rinto-senpai's underwear? And after all the times I've covered for you, you won't even share a single pair with your dear sister!"
"You have the nerve to say that?!"
Sumire blocked Kasumi's icy kick with her rapier, sparks flying dramatically:
"You're just shamelessly acting innocent while enjoying all the benefits! Gymnastics-crazed pervert! At least I'm discreet so Senpai doesn't get the wrong idea! Unlike you, I don't want him thinking both of us are easy girls!"
Kasumi shot back defiantly, "Who cares what he thinks? That's exactly the point! If Senpai thinks we're easy, isn't that better? Then we can make things official much sooner!"
Sumire retorted sharply, "That's exactly why I call you a pervert! What if Senpai really does lose control someday? You're okay making it official like that? We still have that rocker lady living with him!"
Kasumi shrugged dismissively, "Who cares about her? Two of us against one of her—we'll win for sure! Isn't that exactly what you always worry about? That Senpai might fall for her instead? I'm only trying to help you here!"
"It's called being close to the water and catching the moon first, you illiterate gorilla!!"
Ahh…
Rinto massaged his throbbing temples.
This headache was unbearable. Never in his life had he wanted so desperately to turn invisible. He wished he could dig himself a nice cozy grave right here, right now, and disappear.
Once these sisters got heated, they truly lost all sense of propriety, saying whatever crossed their minds without hesitation. The very last illusions he had about innocent, sweet junior classmates shattered to dust at this moment.
Yet even as they furiously battled it out, their tirade continued:
Kasumi shouted, "Stop pretending you don't stay up late every night doing who-knows-what in your room! No one believes you're innocent anymore!"
Sumire snapped back instantly, "I could say exactly the same to you! Why don't you send me all those secret photos of Senpai sleeping you keep on your phone, you perverted voyeur!"
Kasumi defended herself boldly, "I've never hidden how much I like Senpai! What's wrong with keeping photos of the guy I love on my phone, huh?"
"'The guy you love'?!" Sumire exploded indignantly. "You've never even confessed! You're nothing but a coward! At least I've directly confessed my feelings to Senpai!"
Kasumi scoffed loudly, "Ha! He probably saw it as a little kid's confession—like when a kid says 'I'll marry Onii-chan when I grow up'! You always act so childishly shy, of course he'd never take you seriously!"
"Oh, like you're any better! You've been waking him up every morning for three whole months! By now he probably sees you as nothing more than a big chunk of pork belly! Fatty pork belly!"
Rinto tried meekly to interject:
"Uh… Miss Yoshizawas? Could we, maybe, calm down a bit? Maybe this isn't quite the right thing to be fighting over? Why don't we go back to reality and discuss it properly—"
Kasumi & Sumire snapped simultaneously, "Shut up, Prize!"
"Right. Sorry, I'm just a prize. I'll shut up now… (´;ω;｀)"
The sisters shouted in perfect harmony, leaving Rinto completely speechless and obedient.
…Apparently, he really was just a prize in their eyes. Rinto couldn't decide whether to feel honored or deeply insulted.
Moreover, he genuinely had no idea how to intervene.
He couldn't even tell if Sumire was currently losing control or not. If he carelessly interrupted, he might disrupt the delicate balance between the two and cause Sumire to spiral further into madness.
Thus, although he desperately wanted to block out their embarrassing argument, he had no choice but to remain vigilant—ready to intervene if things truly went too far.