Taihei Doma was a warm-hearted scumbag—cough, cough, that wasn't quite right. It would be more accurate to say that he really was the kind of person, that rare kind of person...
If Sogo Doma gave people the feeling that he might just be a demon, where interacting with him meant ending up with a whole collection of embarrassing memories, then after truly spending time with him, they would feel that he was only a little mean, a little irritating, and might leave behind some embarrassing memories and so on. Thankfully, though, he was extremely tight-lipped about the embarrassing things he knew...
Thinking back on it afterward, one actually didn't suffer any losses from interacting with him. They might even feel as though they had gained something. Moreover, he would never stab someone in the back. If something happened, he would leap out with an excited expression to help—perhaps that was why Sogo Doma had so many friends despite his nasty personality.
Taihei Doma, on the other hand, was different. He was the sort who would unknowingly enter someone's heart, winning their affection as naturally as spring rain nourishing the earth. As far as Sogo Doma knew, although Taihei was called Demon Taihei, there were quite a few female classmates who liked him. No, that wasn't entirely accurate—it should be said that almost every girl who had interacted with Taihei had developed a favorable impression of him.
That made Sogo Doma extremely wary. It couldn't be helped. Even back when he was the first seat of the Elite Ten at Totsuki, where even his subordinates occupied Elite Ten seats, he had never been as popular outside the academy as Taihei was...
One of the Elite Ten, Rindo Kobayashi, would casually throw a spear at him, claiming, "Actually, I'm practicing how to