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Emilia smiled as she slid onto the older girl's lap, snuggling affectionately. "It's because I both trust and like Noelle that I'm so intimate. I wouldn't be like this with those who I don't consider worth it."
Resting her chin on the older girl's shoulder, she grinned. "Anyway, I really don't mind being chewed up, but it's forbidden to spit me out!"
Noelle looked like she had been frozen stiff, though whether it was because her little boss had crawled onto her lap like that, or her absurd statement, even she had no idea.
In the end, she could only sigh in exasperation. "Really, you're so… oh, whatever! What do you even mean by those you consider 'worth it'? Don't tell me it's something stupid like 'cuteness factor of over eight points'?"
Emilia looked away shyly. "W-Well, there's more to it than that. But I guess it all comes down to how I feel about someone?"
