"EMMM..." Someone's rebuttal actually pleased Yukino Yukinoshita. "Fine, let's just say I misspoke..."
"..."
"However..." This time, Yukino continued, "the fact that you destroyed what was originally a harmonious group should be undeniable, right?"
"What if I said it was none of my business..."
"Then let's say it was none of your business..."
"Huh?" Yukino's accommodating attitude caught Sogo Doma off guard—since when had she become so easy to reason with?
Just as Sogo was utterly baffled, Yukino spoke up again. "But I have another question..."
"What?"
"Didn't you say you saw everyone else as nothing more than ants?"
"Mm..." Sogo seemed to realize something.
"If that's the case..." Before he could say anything, Yukino said, "then why did you interfere in that child's affairs?"
"I already said it was none of my—"
"Before that child became a victim..." As if she hadn't heard him, Yukino continued, "she was also a perpetrator."
"..."
"Since she was also a perpetrator..." Yukino continued, "then when she was ostracized..."
"Did she deserve it?"
"..." Hearing that, Yukino fell silent for a while before replying seriously, "No, I don't agree with calling it deserved. Even if she was once one of the perpetrators, excluding others is itself wrong..."
"If that's the case, why even ask—"
"Because you said you saw everyone else as ants..." Yukino smiled brilliantly. "So why would you involve yourself in ants excluding and isolating one another?"
"..." Sogo's eye twitched. "I also said I'm still one step short of that state..."
"Only one step short?" Yukino teased again. "I remember you asking me something like this just now, didn't you? If I saw someone preparing to commit violence, should I stop them or not? If that person was driven by injustice and seeking revenge, would stopping them be right or