[.....Hah....?! A.....ah.....?! S...seriously....?! Okay- for someone that still doesn't get Kotomi's tsukkomi acts, this is actually hilarious. Literally taking what he said and applying it to the situation.]

Ahaha.... ihihihi! K-...Kotomi-chan, you're too much!

[Okay, he might have needed that, he was a little too nervous to say this kind of stuff before, but now he can do it. He lets go of her hand, and he grabs both of her shoulders, making her look at him.]

I like you as in.... boyfriend and girlfriend.... you know, lovers. And I just want to know how you feel about me.