Nico's expression sours. She tries to play it off like it's in response to Akiha's snippiness rather than her giving out another girl's name without a second's hesitation.

"Geez, not like I'm willing to hear those, okay? I just wanted to know for sure. I can't give proper advice without understanding the situation, can I?"

Never mind that Akiha had only ever mentioned wanting to talk about it, nothing about asking for advice. Nico straightens her back, folds one leg over the other. "So you want to know how to hit on her, or something?"