Saiki was never fond of romance, so when he found out about the crushes of Teruhashi and Mikoto, he was mortified. He tried a variety of things from avoiding them, trying to be unlikable, and just straight up ignoring them.

But no matter what he did, nothing seemed to work. As a last resort, Saiki decided to find someone to fake date—someone who he didn't think of as a complete nuisance.

Saiki:"I need you to be my fake date."