How would one choose between prison and the destruction of one's family? Takeuchi Seiga wasn't stupid, so of course he chose prison...
But circumstances changed easily, and the situation was no longer the same as before—seeing that Young Master Doma was no longer planning to hold Takeuchi Seiga accountable, he naturally had to weigh things carefully.
He had clearly come to take over Totsuki with Azami Nakiri just to claim a bit of credit. After all, according to Azami Nakiri—most of the Elite Ten had already accepted their recruitment, and with his status as the Nakiri Family's son-in-law, taking control of Totsuki should have been easy.
But what had actually happened? The moment he arrived at Totsuki, he offended the Doma Family because of the Yukinoshita Family. After that, Azami Nakiri's wild accusations drew the Doma Family's attention to him once again. EMMM...
How was he here to claim credit? He was clearly here to take the blame!
If Azami Nakiri hadn't still been around to share some of the blame, Takeuchi Seiga might have already burst into tears. "I shouldn't have come to Totsuki. If I hadn't come to Totsuki, then I wouldn't have..."
Not only had he offended the Doma Family, he hadn't accomplished a single thing he came here to do!
Incidentally, the reason the Takeuchi Family had become involved with Azami Nakiri and the overseas conglomerates behind him was entirely because Takeuchi Seiga, who had spent years handling affairs abroad, had connected with those conglomerates. And incidentally, because the Takeuchi Family was an old, long-established noble family, most of its members—aside from Takeuchi Seiga—looked down on those overseas conglomerates...
In fact, for an old noble family like the Takeuchi Family, Takeuchi Seiga, who had lived overseas for years, had little competitiveness when it came to inheritance.