"..." Shizuka Hiratsuka found herself unable to refute what Sogo Doma had said about Nanami Aoyama. It couldn't be helped—Nanami Aoyama really was a part-time worker who was either working or on her way to work, wasn't she? Although Shizuka had wanted to help her, even going so far as to give her the housekeeping job, but...
What Shizuka couldn't refute was the fact that Nanami Aoyama worked part-time jobs. As for why she had to work, however, Shizuka had something to say. "Doma, not everyone is like you. Do you know why Aoyama..." had to work so many jobs?
Before she could finish, Sogo Doma said, "Because she's short on money."
Shizuka Hiratsuka: "..."
This...
"Then do you know why she's short on money? Doma, not everyone is like you..."
Hearing that, Sogo Doma was unconvinced. "What's wrong with me? I'm living as a runaway too. Sure, the Doma Family is rich, but they haven't given me a single yen. So what? I still have the responsibility of supporting my little sister!"
"Huh?" Was that really true? Shizuka Hiratsuka found it hard to believe. Leaving everything else aside, just look at where Sogo Doma lived. It wasn't some upscale apartment, but a detached house—and judging by its size, it had to be worth several hundred million yen, right?
That was only because Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't know about the structure beneath the Doma Residence. Several hundred million? Even several tens of billions probably wouldn't have been enough to build it. This was a country where earthquakes were so frequent that people had grown accustomed to them. Constructing a building underground was probably something only Sogo Doma would dare do.
"What do you mean, 'huh'?" Whether the hot-blooded female teacher believed him or not, Sogo Doma continued, "No matter how badly