"Ah..." Faced with Hachiman Hikigaya's accusation, Sogo Doma did not argue. Instead, he said, "Zaimokuza, it seems Hachiman has a different opinion about your weight. Could he be afraid that if you slim down, you'll steal his thunder?"
"Huh?"
"Take a closer look..." Without waiting for Hachiman and the others to speak, Sogo Doma stroked his chin and said, "Although Hachiman claims none of that matters, when it comes to looks, Zaimokuza..."
Zaimokuza: "..."
In fact, he understood without the other man needing to say more. Though Hachiman Hikigaya was, like him, a gloomy otaku, setting aside those dead-fish eyes, Hachiman was more handsome than most of the popular crowd. As for himself...
D-devil!
As he watched Sogo Doma, who wore a face of benevolent kindness while extending a helping hand to Zaimokuza, a word suddenly surfaced in Hachiman Hikigaya's mind. Before, he had only heard Hayato and the others call him a devil, but he had never understood what was so devilish about him—until now...
Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly recalled a secret saying—real devils did not have blue faces and fangs. They made people want to get close to them at first sight, because only then could they lure people into hell!
"Zaimokuza..."
"Actually..." Hikigaya, savior, Hachiman was interrupted once more! Doma, devil, Sogo spoke first. "The reason I mentioned science..."
"Science?"
Not just Zaimokuza—even Hachiman Hikigaya froze. This damned devil was talking to him about science?
"That's right..." Sogo Doma nodded. "Do you know what it means for science to change your life? If you work out using scientific methods, you..."
"Can eat whatever you want?"
"Get lost..." Sogo Doma rolled his eyes. Did these fat guys really think losing weight was that simple? "All I can say is, you can eat until you're full. And there's exercise too..."