"Dead Fish Eyes, if there were someone around you who got better grades than you, was stronger at sports than you, and was even more handsome than you..."
"I'd find a way to get rid of him!" Hachiman couldn't hold it in—or rather, he wanted to use this method to make Sogo back off!
However, Sogo said, "Bingo. We really do get along. If someone like that were around me, I'd definitely get rid of him at the first opportunity..." Hachiman: "..." In a sense, they really were compatible. But if this guy was telling the truth, didn't that person surpass him in every aspect other than looks?
So what exactly was this guy thinking? As his thoughts ran wild, Sogo continued, "So here's the question: if you want to get rid of someone like that, what's the first thing you should do?" Hachiman: "???" He'd only been talking hypothetically. Did they need to take it this seriously?
"The answer is to become friends with him, earn his trust, and then find an opportunity to stab him in the back at a critical moment..." Not only Hachiman—even Yuigahama was stunned by those words: "..." What incredibly dark reasoning!
Wait a minute...
"So you think your friends will all stab you in the back at critical moments?"
"How could that be?" Sogo smiled. "Dead Fish Eyes, then listen to this: if there were someone around you who got better grades than you, but skipped class as casually as breathing and had even become a prime target for teachers' attention; someone who was great at sports but had no interest in exercising; someone who was very handsome but didn't pursue girls..."
"How could someone like that possibly exist!?"
"I'm exactly that kind of person..."
"Huh?"
"By the way, I'm also known as