Calling Keiryu Doma conceited was a bit of a stretch. If he had truly gotten carried away, he should have been far more arrogant when he threatened the Shinomiya Family: "Commander Shinomiya—or should I say, Gan'an Shinomiya? Either listen to me, or watch the Shinomiya Family become history..."
Ahem, but he had not. In Keiryu Doma's view, the Shinomiya Family was still one of the Four Great Financial Conglomerates. If he truly wanted to crush them, the Doma Family would have to suffer considerable losses as well—assuming Sougo did not step in.
If Sougo stepped in, Keiryu Doma would instead have to consider how the Doma Family could take over the Shinomiya Family without it seeming too abrupt. Then he would have cause to mourn. Since the Doma Family's rise, his vacation time had already dwindled close to zero. If they took over the Shinomiya Family too, what could he do for the rest of his life besides work?
With that in mind, Keiryu Doma had possessed a certain degree of confidence when he dared threaten the Shinomiya Family. If they truly counterattacked in desperation, at worst, he would swallow his pride and ask Sougo to step in—go to heaven, pfft, go home and invite Lord Sougo...
Of course, that was a last resort. So long as there was even the slightest hope, Keiryu Doma did not want to ask Sougo to come out. Did he not have any pride? If his Sougo had not spent all day eyeing the Celestial Empire, and if the Shinomiya Family had not chickened out from provoking the Doma Family, Keiryu Doma would never have threatened them...
Come to think of it, he had it pretty rough. As a parent, he could not even keep his own child in line. Keiryu Doma: "..."
But