"Taihei..." To take something, one must first give something. Sogo Doma understood this principle deeply, so instead of refuting Taihei Doma's nonsense again, he said in an exceptionally warm voice, "Come to think of it, it's been a long time since I last saw you..."
Taihei Doma on the other end of the phone: "..."
What the hell was with that nauseating voice? Was the person talking to him really Sogo? How could that little brother's voice possibly be so full of warmth? Th-this was practically something that could only happen in a dream! Could it be that Sogo had gone through something during the past few days away from the Doma Family and changed?
Or perhaps—
"Let me make this clear first. I live off my salary now, so I don't have much money..." Remembering Sogo's extravagant, money-flinging ways in the past, as well as his father mentioning that his little brother and little sister had apparently taken very little money with them when they left home, Taihei Doma spoke with blunt honesty.
As much as he wanted his little brother and little sister to affectionately call him big brother, Taihei Doma knew that was definitely not something money could accomplish. Besides, considering how ruinously wasteful his little brother was, he couldn't keep relying on the family to support him...
Sogo Doma: #^_^
What a cold, corrupt world. He hadn't even said anything, yet Taihei had immediately declared that he had no money. Did Sogo Doma look like the kind of guy who would borrow money from someone?
"Taihei, do you really think there would ever be a time when I lacked money? I just wanted to catch up with you today, that's all. Who would've thought you'd assume that I, one of the Doma Family's only two outstanding