[ Every protest to all the other parts of what she was saying die in his throat the moment he hears that final word. It doesn't even matter that she added the tongue to it - even without that, he would have had the same reaction, with his eyes going wide and his jaw dropping after he almost chokes on the anpan for a moment. Did she really just-- did she call him adorable?

What's up with this girl, seriously! Following him around, calling him cute.. if he didn't know better, he'd say it's almost like she's hitting on him. ]

Weird lying girl!

[ Because there's no way she could genuinely think that, right? And even if she did--

.. tsk. His cheeks light up a faint pink, and his gaze tears itself away from her like he's burnt himself on something. ]

If you're really following me around for that 150 yen, then forget it. I'm not paying you back. Ever.