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"Ha ha..." True capitalists had always put profits above all else. Family ties meant little to them. After a fleeting flash of guilt, Gan'an Shinomiya smiled. "A little black fog cannot obscure a genius's brilliance. Sougo was never an ordinary child. Unlike my daughter Kaguya, who can only make up the gap by getting an early start..."
"EMMM..." Toshiro Hijikata had no way to refute that. Sougo could practice three days on, two days off and still fight him to a "draw." Well, he had not even caught sight of that bastard's taillights. If Sougo were not so lazy, would anyone else even get to live? In that case, "That is indeed true."
"..." Damn it. Though Gan'an Shinomiya was the one awkwardly praising Sougo, seeing Toshiro Hijikata nod with such deep agreement still made countless curses rise in his heart. Could the mighty Demon Vice-Chief not tell that this was merely commercial flattery? What genius—wasn't his Kaguya a genius too?
Well, Gan'an Shinomiya had wanted to turn his one-sided commercial flattery into mutual commercial praise. If Hijikata had fallen for the setup, the conversation would probably have gone: "Commander Shinomiya, you flatter us. If your daughter counts as ordinary, then there are no geniuses left in this world. More importantly, she works so hard..."
Once Hijikata had finished praising Kaguya Shinomiya, Gan'an Shinomiya could modestly deflect it a little before praising that wastrel from the Doma Family some more. Then, he could use the fact that they were both geniuses as a reason—perhaps geniuses were naturally drawn to one another?
If Gan'an Shinomiya handled this well, perhaps he could fool the Demon Vice-Chief before him into reporting his proposed marriage alliance to Keiryu Doma. The Doma Family did not want to marry off their daughter, but couldn't the