"Th-this..." No matter how exaggerated Hikigaya's dead-fish eyes were, saying they affected the cityscape...
"Actually, I think saying they affect the cityscape is completely fair!" Yet just as Hayama and the others were about to speak, Sogo Doma nodded in firm approval.
Everyone: "..." Was this guy really asking for their opinions?
"Hahaha..." Watching the group grow increasingly unsettled, Sogo Doma laughed cheerfully again. "You didn't think I specifically asked you about this to clear Dead-Fish-Eyes's name, did you? Or were you expecting me to make you reflect on yourselves through some soul-searching question? Sorry, but you're overthinking it..." Hayato Hayama: "..." Damn it, he knew a bastard like Doma would only get worse with time!
"Hey..." The cowards stayed silent, but Miura—the blonde girl who had yet to be properly educated by society, or rather, who simply didn't understand how awful Sogo Doma could be—couldn't take it anymore. "Aren't you on Hikpenguin—Hikigaya's side? You came here together, didn't you?"
"So what if we came together? Do you think Hikigaya's dead-fish eyes don't affect the cityscape?"
"You really are infuriating..." For some reason, Miura was beside herself with rage. "If you're Hikigaya's friend..."
"Who said I was his friend?" Before she could finish, Sogo Doma cut in with a teasing grin. "Do you think someone his classmates call a penguin is worthy of being my friend?" Hachiman Hikigaya: "..." Heh. Of course it was like this. Hurry up and destroy the world already!
"Sogo..." Even Yui Yuigahama was dumbfounded. Incidentally, she too had been one of the "victims" deceived by Sogo Doma's smile. Because he had looked so harmless and sincere, and because he had taken the initiative to speak to Hikigaya, she had taken the initiative to...
"No way, no way. Surely no one actually thinks I'd become friends