"Mm! No problem."
Sucrose smiled and nodded, agreeing instinctively. Only when she was about to lean her head forward did she realize the problem.
Huh? What did Mr. Adventurer just say?
T-touch, touch my ears?!
Sucrose's fair cheeks instantly flushed and grew hot. Her eyes widened as she stared at Li Qiuzhi, stumbling over her words:
"Ah, p-please don't make strange jokes like that!"
"Your ears look so fluffy, Sucrose. I've always wondered what they feel like. If it's all right, please let me touch them."
Li Qiuzhi pressed his palms together in a pleading gesture.
"Ooh, no, no! You can't touch my ears!"
Sucrose raised both hands and waved them repeatedly in refusal. She felt as though her head were about to burn up. She had never expected him to make such a request.
"All right."
Seeing that she had refused, Li Qiuzhi could only lower his head in mild disappointment.
Since Sucrose wouldn't agree, he would have to find another opportunity to fulfill his wish of touching her ears.
Her Friendship was already so high, anyway. He believed that goal couldn't be too far off.
"Phew."
Seeing Li Qiuzhi give up his request to touch her ears rather than continue making things difficult for her, Sucrose felt a little relieved.
"Mr. Adventurer, you can ask for something I can do, but not touching my ears!"
"Uh, other than touching your ears, I haven't thought of anything yet. How about I tell you next time, once I've decided?"
Li Qiuzhi gave Sucrose's fluffy, teal ears a somewhat reluctant glance before looking away.
"Ooh, Mr. Adventurer, you're really making this difficult..."
Sucrose had thought Li Qiuzhi had given up, but he actually still wanted to touch her ears. Her heart rose into her throat again.
She clasped her hands together,