"Yukinoshita, when have you ever seen a 'bastard' who needed saving? Usually, isn't it people being saved from the hands of a 'bastard'? If you're on the same side as a 'bastard' like me, then why worry about things that are bound not to happen? Rather than asking whether I'd save you, shouldn't you think about how to throw your weight around...?"
"..." Sogo Doma's train of thought truly left Yukino Yukinoshita stunned. After staring blankly for a while, she instinctively said, "I wouldn't throw my weight around..."
"Tsk, tsk..." But the moment she spoke, Sogo Doma wagged a finger. "If you can't even throw your weight around, how can you stand on the same side as a bastard like me?"
"We weren't on the same side to begin with..."
"Hold it right there. Since you don't even admit you're on the same side as me, why did you just ask whether I could go and..."
"..." Yukino Yukinoshita was rendered speechless. After a long pause, she turned her face away. "I..."
"Yukinoshita..." Yet just as she opened her mouth, Sogo Doma cut her off again. "I remember telling you all this before, didn't I? What I hate hearing most is 'I'm sorry,' because hearing those words means someone has hurt me over something..."
"..."
"On the other hand, I don't mind people calling me a bastard or anything else. After all, only people who hate my guts but can't do anything about me would try to gain the upper hand with words like that."
Yukino Yukinoshita: "..."
That made so much sense that she couldn't refute it—yeah, right!
"Try acting like a human being..." Was making people hate the sight of you really something to be proud of?
Well, before the second young lady could finish, Sogo Doma interrupted