Whether in high society or among ordinary people, before doing anything, one needed a grand curtain to dress it up—what people called saving face. Sogo Doma understood that well. It was just that he did not care much for appearances; he cared more about substance...
That was precisely why, after winning the Shokugeki, he had not gone around announcing that Totsuki's God's Tongue was about to become the Doma Family's precious little nanny. Even the Shokugeki itself had been conducted privately...
So Erina Nakiri's explanation was easily believed.
Then...
Arato Hisako, who had been wholeheartedly trying to save her mistress: ▄██●
She... she had been tricked? Not only had Sogo tricked her into a Shokugeki, she had even wagered away half a month of freedom. Without her, how was Lady Erina supposed to work?!
From that moment on, Sogo Doma no longer had even the slightest trustworthy image in Arato Hisako's heart. Liar. They were all liars...
He had said his Imouto was proficient in karate, judo, aikido, and all sorts of other fighting arts, and that she had been spoiled since childhood. If things went badly, she might even start hitting people...
Only heaven knew how worried and terrified she had been that Lady Erina would be bullied and beaten...
But now, looking at that tiny little dumpling with a face full of confusion.
Fury (ノ｀ー′)ノ~~┻━┻
So this had all been a trap for her, just waiting for her to foolishly propose a Shokugeki!?
Damn it, give her worries back!
Arato Hisako's heartache was only just beginning.
"By the way, Hisako, why did you come to... cough, cough, Sogo's residence?" After explaining, Erina Nakiri looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Arato Hisako: "..."
What should she do? Should she tell her that Sogo had tricked her into a