"Little Hikki isn't that kind of person..." Yui Yuigahama had clearly been led astray by someone.
"Phew..." Before she could finish, Yukino Yukinoshita sighed. "Yuigahama, there's no need to specifically explain that—we already know. Let me apologize again. That's just how Doma is. Sorry about that..."
"Huh?" Yui Yuigahama was dumbfounded. What did "that's just how he is" even mean? Wasn't he supposed to have excellent grades, be well-liked, and... Hachiman Hikigaya: "..." He knew it. There was no way someone that perfect could exist in this world!
"Oh my..." Perhaps displeased that Yukino had beaten her to the apology, Utaha Kasumigaoka refused to be outdone. "Sogo is wonderful in every way. It's just a shame he has a mouth..."
"Indeed..." The young lady deeply agreed. "If Doma didn't have that mouth..." Sogo Doma: "???"
"Enough about that..." Before he could say anything, Utaha Kasumigaoka took over again. "Sogo, since you put it that way, you must have agreed to Hiratsuka-sensei's request, right?" Hachiman Hikigaya: "..." Well, from a certain perspective, this popular guy really was a good person...
"Oh, right! That means Little Sogo is going to help that little girl, Rumi..." Yui Yuigahama finally realized.
"Isn't your focus a little off?" Sogo Doma interjected before she could finish.
"Hm?"
"Hiratsuka-sensei actually commissioned me. Me, not Yukinoshita. Do you know what that means?" Yukino, who had suddenly realized something: "..." This bastard!
Hiratsuka-sensei too... Everyone else: "..." Come to think of it, that wasn't the point at all. Wasn't he just provoking her?
Just how was this guy's thought process wired? It had to be said, he really shouldn't have been given that mouth!
Yet while everyone was internally roasting him, Sogo Doma wore a look of indignant grief as he said—
"It means I've become the second tool