"Perhaps? Then what if the murderer who was about to commit the crime had been driven to it because the other person had destroyed his family?"
It had to be said that, as someone afflicted with an excessive taste for sadistic amusement, Sogo Doma could never resist wanting to see an expression of existential doubt on the face of a righteous girl like Yukino Yukinoshita, one with such "firm convictions."
"..." Sure enough, sensing the sheer malice radiating from him, Yukino suddenly felt a headache coming on. Still, it was only a headache; he had yet to back her into a corner. "Then I would advise him to hand the person who harmed him over to the authorities..."
"What if there's no evidence? Or rather, precisely because there's insufficient evidence, the authorities can't convict them, and that's why the murderer—"
"That's enough!" Yukino cut him off before Sogo could finish. "How is this any different from the trolley problem? Where are you going to find so many 'what ifs' in the world?"
"Oh? Do you think these things are far removed from you?"
"Aren't they?"
"What about bullying?"
"..." Yukino fell silent once again. She couldn't help it—bullying truly was very close to her. Still, she said, "People who bully others are probably beyond saving. Besides, in my eyes, so-called bullies are nothing more than a bunch of clowns..."
"Oh?" Sogo smiled at that. "Then if you were given a chance to punish bullies, what would you do? Bully them back and let them experience what it feels like to be bullied, or make them drop out of school?"
"I would choose neither!"
"Is that so?"
"I already told you..." Yukino finally wore a serious expression. "Those bullies are nothing but a bunch of clowns to me. If I were