Nico's grin stretches wider-- why, was that an unprompted compliment? See, that cactus analogy was spot-on!

"This and that are two different things," she blithely responds, looping her arm through Akiha's proper. Her school's right by central Akiba, so it shouldn't be more than a few minutes' walk; Nico's happy to fill it with chatter, though.

"What about you, then? What do you work hard on?"