"Enough. As Miyuki's father, I believe my idiot son isn't some weakling who'd develop a mental illness just because of pressure..." Under Sogo Doma's relentless exposure of the truth, Shirogane's father sounded far from confident.
"You should be saying that to President Shirogane, or his attending physician..." Sogo Doma shrugged. "In fact, I only analyzed why President Shirogane fell ill because you, useless old man, said you wanted to thank me. So, what exactly does this so-called gratitude of yours entail? Don't tell me it's just verbal thanks..."
Shirogane's father: "..."
Well, that really had been the reason he'd stopped this guy in the first place, but...
"Don't tell me I got it right? It really is just verbal thanks?" Seeing that the other man had been stumped, Sogo Doma's expression swiftly shifted from disbelief to indifference. "Good thing I never expected a useless old man who does nothing but freeload at home to come up with any kind of gift. Well, if there's nothing else, I'll be taking my leave!"
"W-Wait..." Seeing Sogo Doma suddenly turn around as if he were about to leave, Shirogane's father could no longer hold himself back. "From our conversation just now, I suppose you know why I came here today, don't you?"
"Didn't you say it was to thank me?" Sogo Doma turned back with a light chuckle.
"As a father, I may not have been particularly responsible, but that doesn't mean I don't care about my own child..." Shirogane's father said coldly, only to be interrupted by Sogo Doma before he could finish.
"And yet, you didn't even know your own child was sick—"
"Hypnosis!" Shirogane's father said coldly. "Miyuki's basis for believing he has a mental illness is that he's been having hallucinations. But there are many ways to make someone