Actually, if only Erina Nakiri had been present, Sogo Doma probably would not have said all this nonsense about revenge, forgiveness, and so on...
But Umaru was here, and from what she had said, she even seemed to think that, no matter what, he was still her father—
Although Sogo Doma did not think Umaru would ever encounter anything as disgusting as what Erina had gone through under his protection, he still wanted his little sister to be a little more selfish. After all, selfish people were less likely to get hurt.
So, he had to tell her that forgiveness was something only idiots did. Only God was qualified to forgive others; what they needed to do was send the other party to meet God—
As for not forgiving them but not taking revenge either? If bad people did not receive the punishment they deserved, wouldn't the cost of committing crimes be far too low?
"Don't look at me like that..." So, even if Umaru was somewhat unconvinced, he still said, "If getting bitten by a dog meant you could only consider yourself unlucky, then the authorities would not have established special facilities to take in stray cats and dogs..."
That was right. This country had shelters and rescue facilities for stray cats and dogs, but those institutions did not exist to care for the animals—
The care was only temporary. If no kindhearted person came to adopt the stray cats and dogs within a certain period of time, the only thing awaiting them was humane euthanasia.
"Oh..." Umaru naturally knew that, so she became subdued. "Then Onii-chan means Erina should take revenge..."
"I didn't say that..." Sogo Doma interrupted. "Whether she takes revenge or not is her business. As an onlooker..."
Erina Nakiri: "..."
If it was her business,