"What if Mr. Nakamura changes his mind?" Seeing everyone look like they wanted to complain but could not get the words out, Sogo Doma felt they probably still misunderstood him. So, he had no choice but to show his considerate side once again.
"No..." Unfortunately, Azami Nakiri did not seem to appreciate it. "I will not regret my choice..."
"Oh?" Sogo Doma raised a brow. "That sounds pretty resolute. You're almost making me see you in a different light..."
"Then I am deeply honored..." Was this what one would expect from someone capable of becoming a BOSS? Having come to his senses and made up his mind, Azami Nakiri had calmed down again—he even seemed somewhat unyielding yet neither arrogant nor servile.
"In that case..." Sogo Doma seemed to have taken an interest. "I'll give you a choice. If you had to choose, would you leave, or would you stay?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Azami Nakiri probed, "It sounds like I can decide for myself whether to stay or not?"
Who knew whether he thought Sogo Doma's earlier words were merely alarmist, whether he was confident he could overcome the problem of the God's Tongue himself, or whether he simply did not want to give in?
"Of course..." Sogo Doma shrugged again. "I'm only making a suggestion. Whether you take it into consideration is up to you, but..."
"What about Father?" Before he could finish, Azami Nakiri looked toward Senzaemon Nakiri.
"But what?" However, Senzaemon Nakiri ignored him and instead asked Sogo Doma.
"Oh..." Sogo Doma did not hide it. "Of course, the consequences if Mr. Nakamura refuses to cooperate..."
"I understand." Still not letting him finish, Senzaemon Nakiri nodded. "Nakamura, the Doma boy has already made things very clear. So whether you choose to leave or stay,