"Ding-dong..."
Just as Akane Kosaka was using alcohol as a metaphor for the market, Sogo Doma pressed the service bell. When a waiter came in, he took charge and ordered several bottles of fine liquor. Once the drinks had arrived, the waiter set out the glasses and left. Only then did Sogo smile and say:
"If we don't have enough liquor, we can always get more. I trust you don't mind me taking the liberty of ordering all this, Ms. Kosaka?"
"When it comes to liquor, a little is enough. Besides, it isn't so easy to get more. Even if you have the capital, if you can't finish it all, it'll just go to waste..." Akane Kosaka once again spoke with a pointed meaning.
"I've never been afraid of having too much liquor." Sogo Doma confidently filled Akane Kosaka's glass with the fine liquor they had just received, then said, "So, Ms. Kosaka, I'll ask you again: are you willing to work for me?"
"Can I refuse?" Akane Kosaka asked, holding her glass.
"Ms. Kosaka is a smart woman. You should know which choice would benefit you most. By the way, Kaguya Shinomiya—the young lady of the Shinomiya Family—is one of my partners..." Sogo Doma raised his glass as well.
Akane Kosaka: "..."
He's insane! No, not just the Doma Conglomerate—even the Shinomiya Zaibatsu is involved. How did I end up running into something like this? That Aki Family really is a menace. And Iori Hashima, too. I thought he could carry on my legacy, but before he even inherited it, he'd already gotten me into such huge trouble!
*Damn it, why hasn't that bastard Iori Hashima come back yet? He said he was going to find that Tomoya Aki guy. Why's it taking so long? If he were here,