"Kaguya?" Gan'an Shinomiya murmured. He truly had a headache now. Though a starved camel was still bigger than a horse, what could a camel with no flesh left use to compare itself to a horse?
The tottering Shinomiya Family was not quite a camel stripped of all its flesh, but if no one came to save it, it would soon be no different.
The only ones who could save the Shinomiya Family now were the other three of the Four Great Zaibatsu and the Doma Family. But would the other three come to their rescue? It would already be morally commendable if they did not seize the chance to swallow up the Shinomiya Family. Even the Sanzenin Family... Well, the Sanzenin Family had no particular designs on the Shinomiya Family, but precisely because they had no designs on it:
What the hell did the Shinomiya Family's survival or demise have to do with her?
It was precisely because he had nowhere else to turn that the Doma Family, willing to lend a hand, became Gan'an Shinomiya's lifeline...
Although Keiryu Doma was willing to act only because Kaguya had introduced him to Sogo, so what? In Gan'an Shinomiya's eyes, even Oko Shinomiya was nothing more than a tool. As for his younger daughter Kaguya... Heh.
Therefore, when he heard Sogo Doma mention Kaguya again, not only did he not get angry, he even offered a favor. "If Brother Keiryu is willing to step forward, it isn't as if I can't hand the Shinomiya Family over to Kaguya..."
Well, Keiryu Doma's reputation really was that formidable!
"What?" Unfortunately, Sogo Doma, who knew everything, did not buy it at all. "Commander Shinomiya, do you think the Nakiri Family isn't qualified to cooperate with you?"
The moment he said that, Senzaemon Nakiri could not