"Mr. Katsura once said that without investigation, one has no right to speak. Therefore, putting oneself in the other person's shoes is merely the prerequisite for judging whether something is right or wrong; one must also investigate the entire course of events..."
"Hold your horses..." Whenever Rumi Tsurumi brought up Katsura at the drop of a hat, Sogo Doma really wanted to complain—wasn't she practically turning Katsura into a legend?
Of course, if that were all, Sogo Doma probably would not have suddenly interrupted her. The main thing was, "That supreme truth—'without investigation, one has no right to speak'—wasn't said by Katsura. It was said by the great leader..."
"Huh?"
"Doma..." Seeing Rumi Tsurumi freeze at his words, Yukino Yukinoshita could not help saying, "Even if Mr. Katsura was quoting a famous saying, the principle is still the same, isn't it? Do you really need to be so nitpicky? Besides, famous quotes are meant to educate and guide people..."
"I'm not being nitpicky..." Before she could finish, however, Sogo Doma said, "Don't you think this little Tsurumi here worships Katsura a bit too much?"
"..." Before Sogo Doma pointed it out, Yukino and the others had not thought much of it. But once he said it, they realized—it really did seem a little excessive!
Before they could say anything, though, Rumi Tsurumi spoke up. "What do you mean, I worship Mr. Katsura too much?"
"You can't exactly say you can't utter a single sentence without mentioning Katsura, but at least three out of every five sentences have Katsura in them..."
"Not Katsura—it's Mr. Katsura!"
"..." Sogo Doma fell silent for a while before saying gloomily, "See? She was already like this before, but..."
"..." Rumi Tsurumi choked at first, then spoke again before he could finish. "Mr. Katsura's character is