Though borrowing a tiger's might might sound disgraceful, it was useful.
Since Kaguya Shinomiya had agreed to let Sogo Doma use her name, wouldn't it be disrespectful to her goodwill if he didn't make the most thorough use of it? At the very least, that was what Sogo Doma thought.
Toshiro Hijikata, however, didn't see it that way. Once again, he grabbed Sogo Doma by the collar.
"Bastard, isn't this straight-up fraud...?"
"Mr. Hijikata, which word I said was a lie? Kaguya Shinomiya really has boarded our rickety ship now, and she's invested in it too..."
"Didn't I tell you not to compare us to a rickety ship? Even if Kaguya Shinomiya boarded our rickety... cough, cough, grand ship, she can't represent the Shinomiya Family!"
"Who says she can't? Miss Shinomiya's name itself is representative. So long as others believe Kaguya Shinomiya is the figurehead put forward by the Shinomiya Family, even if you deny that connection later, Mr. Hijikata, they'll only assume it's some hidden move by the Shinomiya Family."
"The Shinomiya Family will never acknowledge it. They never could from the start. Forcing ourselves to cling to them will only make us a laughingstock..."
"Don't worry. The Shinomiya Family will acknowledge it!" Sogo Doma sounded utterly confident.
That made Toshiro Hijikata pause. "Sogo, what are you planning this time?"
"Mr. Hijikata, aren't you underestimating the Kondo Group a little too much?"
"To capital, what does a tiny Kondo Group even amount to..." Toshiro Hijikata released Sogo Doma's collar and took a drag from his cigarette.
"Mr. Hijikata, when I said underestimate, I meant you've forgotten who the Kondo Group's real benefactor is." Sogo Doma straightened his rumpled collar and took several steps back. Why did Hijikata always like grabbing people by the collar?
"Huff~!" After a brief silence,