The more meticulous and flawless someone was in handling matters, the more they feared that a mistake on their part would cause something to go wrong, leaving them burdened with responsibilities they could hardly bear...
Thus, Sogo Doma's alarmist remarks truly struck a chord with Principal Yamamoto. He wiped his strongman's forehead. "What Young Master Doma says is right. Th-there really is such a possibility. After all, Shiina was once granted an audience with the Queen of the Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets. If Her Majesty learned that Shiina needed to take a makeup exam, she would definitely think... Ah! If this is mishandled, it could even escalate into a diplomatic dispute..."
Sogo Doma: "..."
The intimidation seemed to have achieved a better result than expected. Should he say the man was overly worried, or simply far too cooperative? Still...
"Whew, it seemed Principal Yamamoto had realized the seriousness of the situation. If Shiina made another mistake during her makeup exam... the Queen of the Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets might think Toyogasaki was deliberately slapping her in the face. A genius whom she had personally received not only needed a makeup exam, but even failed it. Heh heh..." Sogo Doma tilted back his head and slowly blew smoke rings upward.
"A diplomatic dispute! Damn it, Shiina has only been here for exchange studies for less than a month. She hasn't even properly settled into studying yet. No, she may not even have adapted to the new learning environment. Making her take a test under these circumstances is absolutely a problem!" Principal Yamamoto, unwilling to shoulder responsibility, agreed at once.
"Since we've found the problem, let's solve it, Principal Yamamoto." Sogo Doma lowered his raised head and looked at the other man.
"B-but the list of