Though there was a saying that helping others was its own reward, Sogo Doma, who had just helped someone, wasn't all that happy. He was even a little sad, and that was only natural...
Did you know what he had lost? Two juicy spectacles he could've watched unfold. Two of them!
"No need to thank me..." Because of that little bit of melancholy, he sounded listless. "Besides, Haruno... your sister will come too..." Mentioning it only made Sogo Doma feel even sadder. It had been two consecutive spectacles, and he wouldn't even have needed to do anything—he could've just hidden in a corner and watched the drama.
"No..." But before he could finish, Yukino Yukinoshita shook her head again. As she spoke, she even gave him a thoughtful look—
Damn it, that careless attitude again! Come to think of it, this wasn't the first time she had received help from this... Doma, was it? Back in elementary school, she had escaped being ostracized because of him. She had clearly realized it long ago, yet whenever she saw this guy acting so casual and unreliable...
She simply couldn't connect him with being dependable, much less with being the person who had helped her!
Sigh, why couldn't Doma be a little more proper, a little more serious, a little more earnest? Still, since she had recognized this again, then no matter how casual or unreliable he seemed, she ought to show the appropriate attitude:
"Whether or not my sister comes, I should still thank you..."
Sogo Doma: -_-
Rather than thanks, how about something more practical? Like money, money, money... If not for the Yukinoshita Family being such a generous patron that paid promptly, he would definitely have set her straight!
But just as he thought that, Yukino Yukinoshita continued, "Besides, will