Even if Gan'an Shinomiya had guessed—or rather, believed—that the Doma Family was just fooling people, Keiryu Doma claiming that he had driven that wastrel out of the family—when what they had initially said was, "He ran away from home with the Doma Family's treasure..."
It could not merely be called absurd. It was absurd to the point of being ridiculous!
But that did not stop Tojo from using it as an argument. Gan'an Shinomiya did not stop him either. He did not believe the Demon Vice-Chief before him would dare tell the truth—or rather, he did not believe the Doma Family would discard even its last shred of dignity...
"..." Toshiro Hijikata's head throbbed. Why did he have to pay for what Sougo had done? No, why did he have to pay for the behavior of that father-son pair from the Doma Family? Hadn't he merely reflexively pulled out a shield? This, this...
"Hey, Tojo, you talk too much." Fortunately, after seeing Hijikata remain silent for so long, Gan'an Shinomiya once again took it as confirmation. He waved Tojo away before saying, "Sir Hijikata, since the Doma Family has already announced that they expelled that child Sougo from the family, and you just said that Sougo is from your family..."
Toshiro Hijikata: "..."
Could he take back what he had just said?
"Since he is Sougo from your family, can't Sir Hijikata, who spoke that way, bring out 'your family's' Sougo?" Gan'an Shinomiya asked with narrowed eyes and a smile.
"Um..." Toshiro Hijikata broke into a cold sweat. After sweating for quite a while, he said, "Actually, I'm more of a believer in free love..." It was not that he was scared, nor was it that he could not summon Sougo. Hijikata was simply following his heart. As for calling