"Mm, judging by the voice, it should be half-drunk, half-awake Little Shizu, right? Since I guessed so accurately, give me Drunk Little Shizu, Sober Little Shizu, and Cute Little Shizu too!" Yukinoshita Haruno teased.
Click!
Shizuka Hiratsuka lit a cigarette before continuing:
"The River God? If you ran into him, you'd get punished, wouldn't you~?"
"Punished?" Haruno's voice over the phone sounded slightly strange, but she quickly returned to normal. "All right, Little Shizu, no more jokes. Yukino's doing fine, right?"
Shizuka Hiratsuka: "..."
How could she be fine? There was a huge problem, okay?!
"Haruno, have you seen a doctor about your illness?" It was somewhat beside the point, and somewhat probing.
"When would I have time to see a doctor lately? I've been busy setting up a new company and recruiting people and whatnot. I practically wish I could split myself into several people. And even though it was clearly the Doma Family's plan, that guy Sogo Doma only completed the first step of the proposal before immediately washing his hands of it..."
"He's that carefree? Isn't he afraid someone will sideline him later?"
Yukinoshita Haruno gritted her teeth. "Who would choose to offend the Doma Family and sideline him when things have only just begun? Besides, the first step was clearly laid out. Keiryu Doma truly deserved his reputation as one of the rare business geniuses of recent years. You had to admire the sheer brilliance of his unconventional moves...
"It's just a pity that a tiger of a father had produced a dog of a son. Taihei Doma had performed fairly well lately, but he was only average at best. As for that young master Sogo Doma, heh, if not for Keiryu Doma..."
Shizuka Hiratsuka: "Actually, I don't think that guy is some kind of bad