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Shizuka Hiratsuka thought there was some hidden meaning in Sogo Doma's words, but there really wasn't!
He simply wanted to marry Taihei off, preferably into a family that could keep him in line. That was why Shizuka Hiratsuka, invincible with her iron fists, naturally caught his eye.
Of course, the most important thing was that old woman Shizuka Hiratsuka was pretty easy to fool. She might understand some indirect implications, but...
Ahem, setting aside his family background, Taihei really was a good man. Otherwise, Sogo wouldn't have worried about him taking Onii-chan's place...
Even though he hadn't trained at Totsuki, the Cooking he made was good enough to sell. As for housework, he handled it impeccably. Most importantly, Taihei had such a good temper that he could put up with Sogo's unreasonable antics!
Sogo Doma: "..."
EMMM!
If that useless little sister found out, wouldn't she get so smug she'd fly into the sky? Back then, he was the only one spoiling her while Taihei played the bad cop. Now Taihei could spoil her too...
Sogo Doma often agonized over one thing—he wished he could be more of a father than a brother!
Keiryu Doma couldn't do anything about Umaru either, but he knew exactly what kind of person he was, so he rarely interfered in her affairs. That pleased Sogo greatly. On top of that, once that farce about a political marriage happened, he had been delighted even while beating people up. Umaru was his...
"A political marriage? Political marriage my ass!" Sogo Doma and Keiryu Doma thought at the same time.
She was the girl they had raised so lovingly. A political marriage? What family's wild boar dared come root around for their precious little cabbage? Never mind Sogo Doma—Keiryu Doma would be the first to refuse!