"If I stirred things up from the side, maybe the old man would believe it..." Sogo Doma added.
"What the hell are you stirring up!?" Toshiro, roaring, Hijikata.
"Tsk, tsk..." The retort was far too loud. Sogo Doma dug at his ear as he said, "It was just a joke, Mr. Hijikata. You're taking it too seriously..."
At that, the vein marks on Toshiro Hijikata's forehead multiplied. "Sogo, is this something to take seriously? And this isn't the time for jokes!"
"Mr. Hijikata..." Sogo Doma's lazy voice came through the phone again. "I specifically tried to comfort you with humor because I heard you weren't in a very good mood..."
"Sogo..." Before he could finish, Toshiro Hijikata's rather gloomy voice came from the phone. "If my mood wasn't very good before talking to you, then after talking to you..."
Had he relaxed a lot and become much happier? Just as Sogo Doma was about to pick up the thread, Hijikata clearly gave him no chance, swiftly saying, "It can no longer be described as not very good. It's utterly terrible. That's it!"
"Beep, beep, beep!"
"..." Looking at the disconnected call, Sogo Doma's eye twitched. Hijikata really is willful, and his temper's so bad. Isn't it just that Shinomiya Family...
"Ring, ring, ring..." Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives. Just as Sogo Doma was grumbling inwardly, the phone in his hand rang once more. After checking the caller ID, he answered it.
"What a rarity. I never thought Miss Shinomiya would take the initiative to call me. I thought this number of mine would gather dust in Miss Shinomiya's phone forever. What can I do for you? Let me make this clear first: chat number, no business talk..."
"Who wants to chat with you!?" Before he could finish,