It was precisely because Shizuka Hiratsuka could tell Hachiman Hikigaya was not cut out for martial arts that she told him not to overthink things. In fact, if she had not been mindful of his feelings, she would have wanted to turn around and ask Sogo Doma:
"Do you even understand what it means to teach according to one's aptitude?"
Uh, if she had really asked that, there was no telling whether Sogo Doma would have come to his senses, but Hachiman Hikigaya, who was in the midst of puberty, would definitely have been hurt. After all, most adolescents were quite sensitive, and her question would have been an indirect rejection of him...
Thus, in the face of Sogo Doma fanning the flames, Shizuka Hiratsuka fell silent. "..."
Or rather, she was considering how to explain things without hurting Hachiman Hikigaya's sensitive heart while also leaving Sogo Doma speechless.
"Um..." Fortunately, after his chuunibyou soul had died down, Hachiman Hikigaya regained his rationality. "I'm just a little curious about martial arts. I wouldn't say I'm interested..."
It had to be said that, being observant, he seemed to vaguely sense that Shizuka Hiratsuka was worried about something. Of course, he had no idea exactly what she was worried about, but in his view, she was probably considering everyone else's self-esteem when it came to money, right? After all, not everyone could drive an Aston Martin one-handed like Shizuka Hiratsuka!
Hearing this, Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Hachiman Hikigaya in a new light. Setting everything else aside, just the fact that he could listen to other people's advice...
Wait! Since when had being able to listen to other people's advice become a virtue in her eyes? Shizuka Hiratsuka thought it over carefully. Well, whether it was Sogo Doma, Yukino Yukinoshita, Utaha Kasumigaoka, or