"Of course, that had something to do with those guys acting all awkward even when they put on women's clothes..." Just as Sogo Doma was about to sigh over it, Kotaro Katsura said, "What kind of man is too scared to wear women's clothes?"
Sogo Doma: "..."
Although he had worn women's clothes before, he still couldn't agree with that view. If anything, feeling awkward about wearing women's clothes was the normal reaction, wasn't it?
But before he could explain himself, Kotaro Katsura said, "I have to say, people who know you are more reliable. They were a little awkward the first time they wore women's clothes too, but it was obvious they'd undergone training that tested their character far more than wearing women's clothes. If I'm not mistaken..."
Sogo Doma: "..."
They'd suffered the social death that came afterward. You could tell that too?
"Sogo..." Without waiting for him to speak, Kotaro Katsura continued, "You must have put them through strict training..."
"I didn't, it wasn't me, don't make things up..."
"It's fine if you don't want to admit it," Kotaro Katsura said. "But they really are outstanding. Most boys their age aren't nearly as composed as they are..."
"So you tricked them?"
"I told you, it wasn't tricking them..." Kotaro Katsura retorted again. "If they hadn't undergone strict training to temper their character, I never would've introduced them to work at the shop. After all, that was a battlefield only real men could set foot on..."
Looking at the expression that practically had sincerity written all over it, Sogo Doma felt his eye twitch again. "..."
Heh. No wonder the Kondo Group members had been so thoroughly fooled. No wonder the [Oolong Tea Research Club]...
Yet his regretful expression caught Kotaro Katsura's attention. "Sogo, it seems you still