Guilt was a very strange emotion. Villains did not feel it—no, villains did not even develop such an emotion. But good people did.
And once good people felt guilty, they would do everything they could to make it up to the person they felt guilty toward. Unfortunately, although Eriri was tsundere, she was a good person.
So Tomoya Aki kept emphasizing his love for "two-dimensional culture." Honestly, normal people simply could not do something like that, but he did. He insisted on proving that he loved "two-dimensional culture"...
To reiterate, the class structure in this country had long since solidified. Someone had once said, "When a child is born, just look at their mother, and you'll know how promising their future will be."
That was why families like the Doma Family, rising against the current, were far too rare in this country. Why had Sogo Doma been beaten up back then? If he had provoked anyone other than Kaguya Shinomiya, Keiryu Doma could have simply clapped his hands and let the matter pass.
But Sogo Doma had provoked Kaguya Shinomiya. At the time, the Doma Family was merely barely hanging on. The only reason they had attended the gathering was to secure a few investments and some guidance.
After all...
The Doma Family could be considered a distinguished aristocratic house that had lasted for generations. If they truly fell into decline, then putting themselves in the Doma Family's shoes, if no one helped the Doma Family today, who would help anyone else tomorrow? So helping the Doma Family would not have hurt anyone.
Yet who could have expected Sogo Doma to clash with Gan'an Shinomiya on his very first day, and even sweet-talk Eriri into utter obedience...
At the time, everyone believed that the Doma Family had invited its own