DarklordVor said:xsilicon9 said:
I thought Hachiman already rejected Yui in season 1 because she only liked him because he saved her dog. She said that she would have befriended him anyway but that was an obvious lie.She barely talks to him in class now. So where would she befriend the loner while staying the popular clique if he didn't save her dog?
Hachiman rejected Yui's friendly gesture, not her romantic gestures. Hachiman don't want Yui to act nice to him just because he saved her dog and pity him.
She barely talks to him in class because I think that she likes him so much that she got nervous and don't know what to talk about. In S2 episode 6, we saw when Yui and Hachiman go the club together, there was an awkward situation because Yui can't start the conversation and Hachiman have to break the tension.
Also I think the befriend part is not all lies, because even if Hachiman don't save her dog, they would still meet each other during the volunteer club helping Yui makes chocolate. She would see Hachiman as someone smart and decided to talk to him about somethings as a friend.