"Th-There's no way Yuigahama could be a princess..."
"Does the general think she isn't worthy?" Sogo Doma raised an eyebrow. Did that mean Yuigahama held too little weight in the other man's heart?
"Heh heh..." Yet as his thoughts wandered, Hachiman Hikigaya let out a cryptic laugh. "What kind of princess could be so terrible at cooking..."
"Ah..." Sogo Doma chuckled as well. Just how horrifying was Yuigahama's cooking?
Still, "General Hachiman, don't you think it makes more sense for a princess not to know how to cook?"
"Urgh..." Hachiman Hikigaya struck a contemplative pose at those words. "T-That's true. When you put it that way, it does make sense..."
"Then it's Princess Yuigahama?"
"N-No!"
"Hm?"
"I-I won't let Yuigahama get kidnapped! Th-That's what this general s-says..."
"Why?"
"..." Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly fell silent for a while before finally saying, "K-Kind people should be t-treated with kindness..." That surprised Sogo Doma somewhat. "General, do you think she's very kind?"
"Yeah..." Hachiman Hikigaya nodded at first, but then seemed to recall something. He picked up the teapot containing Combustible Oolong Tea and poured himself another cup. "A-Although she looks kind of d-dumb, dresses in a really w-weird way, and gets f-friendly with people right away, b-but..." Whenever there was a "but," a turn was sure to follow. Before he could finish, Sogo Doma interjected, "But General, haven't you said that you hate kind people?"
"..." Hachiman Hikagaya froze at that. After a long pause, he drained the tea in his hand in one gulp before saying, "Th-That's right. I-I hate kind people, b-because they're kind to everyone. But I always mistake it for them being kind only to me... Hahaha. Th-That's why I d-don't want to be friends with Yuigahama. R-Rather than misunderstand things someday, it's better to draw the line