Kaito turned a bit towards Aoko when she began speaking, but didn’t have a chance to react before she started the nibbling. After a few seconds of stunned silence, he grabbed her shoulders and quickly pushed her away, his own face soon flushing. Once he regained his composure, he immediately let go and averted his eyes.
“Y-you really shouldn’t do something like that just because you couldn’t figure out a simple riddle, Ahouko.”
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Her expression lit up at once. So he wasn’t mad about it. She got closer to him, once again, and hugged him tightly around the neck.
“Thank you for understanding me, Kaito!”
The blush returned, but fainter this time.

“Oi, oi… That doesn’t mean you can start doing whatever you want. We’re supposed to be studying, remember?”
