What did it mean to be from the Shinomiya Family, yet not represent the Shinomiya Family?
It was actually quite simple. Both Gan'an Shinomiya and Kaguya Shinomiya were defining Sogo Doma's attack as a private act of revenge, rather than a decision by the Shinomiya Family to move against Sogo Doma and the Nakiri Family...
"What a sharp-tongued little girl..." Senzaemon Nakiri naturally understood this. That was why he had not responded when Gan'an Shinomiya made that argument. After all, if today's matter were defined according to Gan'an Shinomiya's version, it would inevitably be reduced from a major issue to a minor one, then brushed aside altogether. While it was true that fewer troubles were better, that did not serve the Nakiri Family's interests.
Senzaemon Nakiri had intended to use today's incident to make the Shinomiya Family bleed a little. After all, hadn't that brat Sogo told Erina to contact him precisely so they could squeeze the other side for compensation?
"Should I say that you're worthy of being a talent so carefully cultivated by the Shinomiya Family?" Thus, in order to protect his own family's interests as well as Sogo's, Senzaemon Nakiri could not allow them to downplay the matter. "At such a young age, you've already learned how to lie through your teeth..."
"Wait..." If this had been anywhere else, Kaguya Shinomiya would have long been displeased at being targeted like this. She might even have lost her temper. But this was Totsuki, and the person targeting her was the head of the Nakiri Family, someone even her father had to take seriously. On top of that, today's incident was indeed inseparably connected to the Shinomiya Family. What could she do? She could only endure it.
"Nakiri Commander, the reason I said they cannot represent the Shinomiya Family