"..." Faced with Hachiman Hikigaya, who had flown into a rage from having his dark history exposed and even wanted to destroy the world, would Sogo Doma back down? What a joke—he wasn't scared at all! He even had the leisure to chat with the guy's little sister. "Can you feel it, Komachi? This is the power lurking within your oni... Hachiman—the power to destroy the world!"
"..." No, she couldn't feel it at all! Komachi Hikigaya wanted to retort. If he hadn't been holding down her brother as he raged helplessly with one hand while saying that, she might have believed him! But now? It was mortifying. All she felt was endless shame! So: "What are you talking about, mister? Komachi already said it—she doesn't have any brother. Um..."
"Who is this guy?"
What was a backstab? Hachiman Hikigaya had just experienced it firsthand. "..."
She had merely denied their sibling relationship before, but now she was denying his entire existence too?
"Komachi!"
"Wait a minute..." It had to be said, even an otaku had two or three friends. Just as Hachiman Hikigaya was falling into despair, Zaimokuza spoke up from the side.
"Hm?" Hearing that, Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly felt guilty toward him. In the past, he had only thought it was embarrassing to be seen with the guy. But who would have thought that, in the end, he would be the one to step forward?
"Oh?" Sogo Doma said with interest, "If I remember correctly, your name is Zaimokuza..."
"Huh?" Before he could finish, Zaimokuza couldn't take it anymore. "Y-you remember my name?"
"Of course..." Sogo Doma said, baffled. "Is remembering your name that difficult?"
"N-no, it isn't?"
"It isn't." Sogo Doma nodded. "So then, Zaimokuza, why did you stop us just now..."
"Huh? I-I..." For some reason,