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Perhaps it was because people never cherished things that came too easily, but no matter how extravagantly Sogo Doma boasted, Shizuka Hiratsuka remained unmoved. She even sighed. "Whew, Doma little bro, you look exactly like a con artist right now—the most low-grade kind at that..."
Sogo Doma: #^_^
He felt offended!
"Shizuka-sensei, what do you even have that I'd want to scam you out of?" All he wanted was to marry off the little brother who kept competing with him for the Onii-chan position, so someone could keep him in line!
"I don't know..." Shizuka Hiratsuka shook her head.
"You don't even know what I could possibly scam from you..." Seeing this, Sogo Doma pressed his advantage.
"But I do know that pies don't fall from the sky!" Shizuka Hiratsuka was remarkably rational at the moment. "From what I've seen of Taihei, he's hardly some useless spendthrift. On the contrary, he's gentle, determined, and capable of enduring poverty. Even setting aside his status as part of the Doma Family, Taihei is an exceptionally good man. Yet you're acting as if nobody wants him..."
Sogo Doma could only laugh awkwardly. "..."
Though Shizuka Hiratsuka was right, when it came to Taihei, the foolish little brother who was bent on competing with him for Onii-chan's affection, Sogo Doma was like an old father dealing with an unpromising, unfilial son. All he wanted was to find a strong woman who could keep him under control. His mindset was completely skewed!
After all, what more could an old father ask for, as long as someone could keep his unfilial son in line? So after chuckling awkwardly twice, he weakly retorted:
"Actually, Taihei isn't as great as you say..."
"Hm?" Shizuka Hiratsuka was puzzled.
"Using Yukinoshita-sensei's reading-comprehension method, gentleness can be interpreted as having