Yukino Yukinoshita was a hopeless do-gooder...
Had anyone else said that, Shizuka Hiratsuka would have had to object. She knew Yukino Yukinoshita was a gentle girl, but in front of outsiders, the second daughter's aloof, almost unapproachable personality hardly qualified her as a hopeless do-gooder. Add her penchant for finding fault and her sharp tongue, and since when did do-gooders come in that variety?
But the person saying it was Sogo Doma, a guy more difficult to handle than all her other students put together, so she hesitated. "Sounds like you prefer fair exchanges, little brother Doma?"
"Of course..." Sogo Doma wasn't upset at being interrupted. Instead, he glanced at Shizuka Hiratsuka and said, "When exploiting people isn't an option, who wouldn't favor a fair exchange as the next best thing?"
"Exploiting!?" The corner of Shizuka Hiratsuka's mouth twitched.
"Aren't you the same, Ms. Hiratsuka?" Sogo Doma smiled.
"When the hell did I..."
"Take today, for instance..." Before Shizuka Hiratsuka could finish shouting, Sogo Doma raised his index finger. "You hadn't even figured out Masuzu Natsukawa's problem, yet you dared to take full responsibility for it. Weren't you thinking you had Yukinoshita, your handy problem-solving machine, to fall back on?"
"Are you standing up for Yukinoshita?" Shizuka Hiratsuka's eye twitched again.
"No..." Sogo Doma shook his head. "What I mean is, you need to exploit a useful pawn like Yukinoshita gradually. Think of those business owners overthrown by their workers. Don't shove every little thing onto the Service Club, Ms. Hiratsuka. If Yukinoshita catches on, how am I supposed to keep using her?"
Shizuka Hiratsuka: "..."
How could she have expected this guy to have any kindness in him!?
"Yukinoshita considers you a friend..." she said quietly.
"I have nothing against being friends with hopeless do-gooders..." "So, in your eyes,