"Ha..." Whenever Toshiro Hijikata thought of what Kondo Isao had told him, he wanted to sigh.
For example, was this exhibitionism proper? Obviously not. Otherwise, Kondo Isao would not have been arrested several times a day, and even Hijikata was becoming familiar to the government constables. In fact, if they did not have the Doma Family and the Shinomiya Family behind them, they might not even have been able to bail out that gorilla.
He still remembered how displeased those constables looked whenever he went to bail out Kondo Isao.
"Dammit, trash that corrupts public morals like this can't even be locked up..."
"Damn capitalists..."
"We should apologize to the whole world!" ...At first, Toshiro Hijikata had felt somewhat embarrassed. Later, though, he had gone numb. Most importantly, he could not leave the matter of bailing out the gorilla to anyone else. If the squad members found out that their commander had been arrested for perverted acts like stalking and tailing people, how damaging would that be to morale?
In fact, that was precisely why Hijikata and Kondo had personally stepped in to protect Kaguya Shinomiya. In Toshiro Hijikata's view, if Kondo Isao had work to do, perhaps he would stop.
The result proved that he was wrong. While protecting Kaguya Shinomiya, Isao Kondo could indeed be diligent and conscientious. But once the job was over, Kondo Isao could instantly find his way to Otae's side. Hijikata's work then became practicing swordsmanship, protecting Kaguya Shinomiya, handling social affairs, bailing Kondo Isao out, and even clearing his name... Even a master of time management was not as busy as he was!
Why did Hijikata feel like he had been losing so much hair lately? Only because he was strong enough to endure it; anyone else might have broken down long ago.