All in all, Sogo Doma did not think the Kondo Group was all that bad. So what if it was a violent organization?
If this were the Celestial Empire, that would be another matter. But Japan was a country where violent organizations were legally permitted!
That was why Sogo Doma actually wanted to straighten out Toshiro Hijikata's awkward pride... It was one thing for people who did not know better to view them through tinted glasses, but if even the vice-chief of the Kondo Group did the same... Besides, the situation Hijikata worried about would never happen. Setting everything else aside, take Shizuka Hiratsuka. As a martial arts enthusiast and the eldest daughter of the Hiratsuka Family, did he really think she would care about Sogo Doma's relationship with the Kondo Group?
That was precisely why Sogo Doma had so enthusiastically torn him down. Shizuka Hiratsuka simply did not care about such things—she already knew about the relationship between the Kondo Group and the Doma Family.
However, after understanding Sogo's meaningful look, Toshiro Hijikata froze. What did he mean, Hijikata cared too much?
Who was he doing this for, anyway? Was it not so Sogo could leave a good impression on his teachers and classmates? Yet before he could respond, Sogo Doma sent him another look. Relax, relax. When have you ever had reason not to trust me? Mr. Hijikata, I know what you're worried about, but look at Ms. Hiratsuka and the others. Do they seem like they care?
"..." Toshiro Hijikata fell silent. Indeed, both Ms. Hiratsuka and Ms. Kasumigaoka were already accustomed to Sogo tearing people down. Even when Otae mentioned the Kondo Group, neither of them had reacted much.
Could Sogo have just bluffed his way through it? But could people capable of becoming teachers really