Although the Doma Family—no, Keiryu Doma had to be included as well—utterly disdained marriage alliances, Sogo aside, Keiryu Doma, being an extremely devoted daughter-doting father, had never intended to make Umaru enter into a political marriage from the very beginning...
If Sogo Doma had not constantly badmouthed him behind his back—ahem, perhaps it did not count as badmouthing: "Umaru, Onii-chan will fight for your happiness!"
"Old man..."
And one could not blame that little dumpling Umaru for believing someone's nonsense. Marriage alliances were simply too common in this country. What if a family was about to go bankrupt? A marriage alliance! What if a family was failing? A marriage alliance!
That was precisely how the Shinomiya Family thought—otherwise, those idiots would not have suggested having Umaru marry into the Shinomiya Family. Though the Doma Family was called one of the Four Great Zaibatsu, it still lacked a bit of confidence when compared to the Shinomiya Family, one of the Four Great Zaibatsu. Those idiots had only proposed sending Umaru into a marriage alliance for the Doma Family's sake.
Yet how could those idiots have known that the Shinomiya Family was already at the end of its rope? It was only because Sogo Doma could not be bothered to make a move. Otherwise...
As the head of the Shinomiya Family, Gan'an Shinomiya naturally knew exactly what state his family was in. When he heard that the Doma Family's second young master was connected to Kaguya, he became excited!
If the Doma Family could lend the Shinomiya Family a hand, they would not have to cling to life like this! A marriage alliance, after all, did not mean the woman had to marry into the other family. As long as that Doma fellow was willing, he could pack up Kaguya Shinomiya and