Sadly, he didn’t even know that most girls would take his comment as an insult. He was just that bad with them. Teasing was not his forte, unlike Junpei.

“It’s okay,” he assured her, “Don’t worry about it. You didn’t hit me that hard… I’m just a little sore from earlier, that’s all.”

He retracted his arm and instead, cupped his forehead within his hands. He was careful to angle his head down to conceal his jaw from her.