"Practice!?" The moment Shizuka Hiratsuka said that, everyone from Sobu High School was utterly dumbfounded. Hachiman Hikigaya even wondered if she had been possessed by the spirit of a chuunibyou—or simply gone insane. Practicing against lions and tigers? Was that something humans could do?
Don't be fooled by Hachiman Hikigaya calling himself a ferocious bear. That was only because "the weak travel in packs, while beasts always walk alone!" As someone with severe socialization difficulties, he merely compared himself to a bear to make his inability to make friends sound more impressive. It wasn't like he could actually turn into a bear!
Hachiman Hikigaya wasn't bragging—if he encountered a lion or tiger, he could replay his entire life's flashback within five seconds. Give him a little more time, and he might even dip his finger in his own blood to leave behind a final message...
"Practice?" While everyone from Sobu High School remained utterly bewildered, Sogo Doma echoed the same question. Then, after asking it, he chuckled. "How could that be...?"
Hachiman Hikigaya: "..."
Right... Well, of course. Just as he thought, how could humans possibly use lions and tigers for practice...
"Then what about him?" But just as Hachiman Hikigaya was furiously complaining in his heart, Shizuka Hiratsuka spoke again.
Then Sogo Doma continued, "Didn't I say so? Katsura Kotaro is someone who loves small animals—especially small animals with paw pads. As a hardcore paw-pad fanatic, how could he hurt animals with paw pads? How could he use them for practice?"
"Huh?" At that, Hachiman Hikigaya, who had been ranting inwardly, could no longer hold it in. So when Sogo said "how could that be," he hadn't meant humans couldn't do it, but rather...
In fact, not only Hachiman Hikigaya—even Shizuka Hiratsuka wore a face full of black question