He might have been putting on an act, but no one dared question Keiryu Doma's words—among the Four Great Financial Conglomerates, the Sanzenin Family was actually in quite an awkward position, even more awkward than the Shinomiya Family. Why was it said that the Sanzenin Family had never regarded the Doma Family as an opponent of equal standing?
Strictly speaking, the Sanzenin Family could probably only rank fourth among the Four Great Financial Conglomerates. Even though that young lady's talent for finance left people speechless, the Sanzenin Family was still one of the Four Great Financial Conglomerates. Yet the entire family—or rather, its direct line—consisted of only that young lady. Under such circumstances, she had still managed to preserve her family's position among the Four Great Financial Conglomerates... it had to be said, Young Lady Sanzenin was ridiculously amazing. In Sogo Doma's opinion, even Warren Buffett would have had to bow his head before her!
Put it this way: although the Sanzenin Family ranked near the bottom, if the Shinomiya Family lost its mind and went to war with that young lady, the Shinomiya Family would most likely be the one to suffer. In fact, if either of the other two great conglomerates wanted to make a move against the Sanzenin Family, they would most likely be the ones at a disadvantage as well. Only the Doma Family... Keiryu Doma was, after all, a "stock market monster" who could rival Young Lady Sanzenin in the market.
Not to mention anything else, even Hayate Sanzenin himself admitted that if the Doma Family made a move against his family, he might not be able to withstand it.
Unfortunately, no one knew that the Doma Family had two different states. The first was the Doma Family under Keiryu Doma's control: they sought no