"Gay, haven't you said enough of this nonsense? Let go..." Seeing that Kotaro Katsura was about to trigger a new side quest, Sogo Doma, being a lazy bum, hurriedly stopped him.
"Sogo, do you really think I'm talking nonsense? Does the Doma Family not even have that much intelligence-gathering capability...?"
Sogo Doma: "..."
Gay had actually gone that far. Even he found it hard to deny that he knew...
"Gay, many people regretted what happened to Yoshida Shoyo..."
But before he could finish, Kotaro Katsura picked up the thread. "Sogo, you really did know Sensei—and you understand..."
"That was just a polite expression, standard social etiquette..." Sogo Doma froze for a moment before trying to explain.
"Give me a break. I never mentioned Shoyo Sensei's name in front of you!"
"Uh..." Even with Sogo Doma's shamelessness, he felt a little awkward after hearing that. "Gay, maybe you talked in your sleep..."
"Ever since I personally killed Sensei, I haven't dreamed," Kotaro Katsura said solemnly.
"Maybe I heard it from neighborhood gossip. Our dojos were so close together back then..."
"Calling the legacy someone left you a rundown place, Gay, you really are heartless. If Yoshida Shoyo knew..." Sogo Doma hurriedly changed angles to steer the conversation away.
"How long are you going to keep playing dumb?" Kotaro Katsura suddenly asked seriously.
"Gay, then why can't you keep playing dumb like before? You knew long ago that I was part of the Doma Family, but back then you never brought any of this up..." Sogo Doma rarely grew serious as well.
"Sogo, just as I said at the beginning, could the Doma Family alone protect Sensei? Sensei's existence wasn't exactly a secret to certain people! To those who knew he existed, even the Doma Family..."
"What about now?" Sogo Doma countered.