"No, that's not right..." Yukino Yukinoshita finally came to her senses. "Wolves and sheep are different species to begin with, but whether someone is mediocre or exceptional, they're both human..."
"Is that so?" Sogo Doma naturally had something to say about that. "But sometimes, the difference between one person and another is greater than the difference between a person and a dog..."
"Absurd. How could the difference between people possibly be greater than that between a person and a dog—"
"Oh?" Once again, Sogo Doma did not wait for her to finish before chuckling. "Yukinoshita, have you ever seen the darkness in people's hearts?"
"Do you count?"
"Well, I won't deny it..." Sogo Doma was remarkably frank in response to the second young lady's jab. "After all, only by being worse than bad people can you intimidate them."
"Th-That..." Yukino Yukinoshita froze. "Are you serious?"
"What do you mean by serious? Being black-hearted? Or being worse than bad people?"
"..." Yukino Yukinoshita fell silent once more. After a long while, she said quietly, "You really are awful, but..."
"At least I'm still a good person?"
"..." Yukino Yukinoshita wanted to hit him. Couldn't this bastard Doma be a little more serious? The atmosphere had just become so grave, damn it. "Good people usually don't call themselves good people..."
"Is that so?" Sogo Doma said. "I thought you'd agree with me..."
"How could I?" Yukino Yukinoshita could not help saying. "What gave you the impression that I would agree with you?"
"Of course, it's because you long to be saved, and I just happen to have the ability to save you..." Sogo Doma said as though it were only natural.
"..." Yukino Yukinoshita regretted it. Why had she blurted out what was on her mind in a moment of impulsiveness? No,