He was honestly waiting for her to be completely serious, to feel their social link reverse. After all, between going out with Yukiko and doing this willingly, it was more than he expected her to be able to take. Once she smiled, though, he felt like collapsing in relief. Geeze, Rise, he was the one that was supposed to be the troll here…

"Honestly, you can keep that title…" he mumbled, before shooting a glare at a demon who looked a little too interested at the implication she was a good dancer. He reached out, gasping her hand and pulling her in the back, away from the demon guards.