[She can't help it -- there's a sudden bark of laughter as her hands go to her heart, a weirdly bittersweet feeling tempering the amusement.]

Not you, too!

[Violet... why. Unfortunately, Kotone can do nothing but take it at face value, because-]

You sound like one of my senpai. Sanada-senpai. Aragaki-senpai would get mad at him for putting protein powder on his food.