Somehow, the lack of any real anger in Akiha's response only serves to fluster Nico more. "L-look, it's a complicated question, okay?!" she flares up in response, hands balling up in her lap. "In the first place, Nico's a delicate maiden, so maybe you shouldn't be acting so pushy!"

Nico's nostrils flare as she lets out a long and harsh hiss of air through her nose, and her shoulders droop as that little outburst dies down. The glance she shoots Akiha teeters dangerously close to apologetic, and she worries her lower lip in hesitation. If it's really something that concerns Akiha enough to pester her about, well... it's kind of a nice thought, isn't it? Maybe worth going along with, even.

"... do you really want to know that badly? Fine, let's do that."