I mean, she's crumbled entirely, and he probably was betting on her bratty yet naive mentality to obey him with her beloved Souma's dignity on the line.The plot got very dumb... What kind of weak-ass material for blackmail is that? Both sides are very dumb if they think that is actually harmful enough to blackmail/to be blackmailed.
Oh man, you couldn't be more rightHow predictable.
Watch as they do the same for Hebi in that Kusunoki manga.
And Yami in Imasara too is my other bet of which manga will also follow the same plot route