It had to be said that Keiryu Doma had truly worried himself sick over Sougo. Yet Sougo privately believed that the old man had completely failed to understand his cowardly—cough, cautious—nature. Setting everything else aside, other than those familiar with him, who looked at him and didn't see a profligate playboy, a spoiled young master, or something along those lines...
That was quite comfortable!
On the other hand, Keiryu Doma thought he had concealed his talents—what old fox, terrifyingly formidable, ruthless, and so on. But if they really compared notes, it was still hard to say who better fit the saying, "The tallest tree in the forest is the first to be felled by the wind."
Fortunately, Keiryu Doma had no idea Sougo was mocking him. Otherwise, he would have fallen silent: "..."
Whose blame was he taking on here!?
Did they really think he didn't want the Doma Family to become one of the Four Great Zaibatsu? But if the Doma Family truly became one of the Four Great Zaibatsu, public attention would inevitably turn toward them. At that point, many things would no longer be as easy to conceal as they were now!
If it hadn't been for a certain bastard daring to build an arsenal several years ago, if it hadn't been for...
Cough, cough. Let's leave that aside for now.
Gan'an Shinomiya naturally had no idea what Keiryu Doma was worried about. However, based on his many years of judgment and experience, Keiryu Doma truly had no ambition to become one of the Four Great Zaibatsu—even though he already possessed the strength of one.
All he could say was, what a scheming bastard!
Still, that gave Gan'an Shinomiya room to maneuver. No matter how powerful the Doma Family was, as long as they were not one