He takes that as a win, honestly. He's pleased and warm and a little sprinkled with water.

"Yeah, we better be careful to make double the batter if Kirika's gonna be there." He smirks. The smile Haruto's giving him is one of those rare non-mocking smiles, and that feels good too. Things have been... a bit better between him and Oriko. On her end it's as cordial as ever, but he's been chatting with her a little more. Even if he didn't still like her, even though her mercenary parts scared him, it'd be worth it to make up for Haruto's sake, he's pretty sure.