!
What the hell did he mean, they would not make a move against the Shinomiya Family? Was that what Gan'an Shinomiya wanted to know? Shouldn't the Kondo Group have been their family's... shouldn't they have been Kaguya's subordinates? Yet this attitude...
Arrogant. Gan'an Shinomiya truly wanted to say that the other party was far too arrogant! But Toshiro could hardly be blamed. After all, he had boasted to a certain dumpling not long ago: "Even if Sogo leaves us..."
If Toshiro was not arrogant enough, who would care who he was? Especially after that messy little organization had dared to come negotiate with them last time. If he had not run into Sogo Doma back then, perhaps he could have held back a little. But whenever he recalled the sight of someone gambling with his life using a revolver: "You lack courage..."
"You fear even more the charity of fate, and you even fear..."
"And I am destiny itself!"
Even though he knew there were no bullets in Sogo's gun, seeing that imposing leader nearly piss himself still made Toshiro Hijikata feel gratified. At the same time, though, he felt a little uncertain. Could he really compare to Sogo? More importantly, after Sogo finished acting so arrogantly, the other side fled overnight without even daring to linger. That left Toshiro, who had wanted to show off a little himself, rather embarrassed.
Some boss he was! Did they have to be that pathetic?
"Hey..." Just as Toshiro Hijikata was preparing to listen respectfully to Commander Shinomiya's insightful opinion, Tojo behind him finally could not hold back. "Is this how your Kondo Group behaves?"
This time, even Gan'an Shinomiya did not stop him.
"Our attitude?" Toshiro Hijikata said noncommittally. "I don't think there was anything wrong with what I just said.