“Hey, Kino-kun. Could you tell me more about this unlimited supply of strawberries you mentioned? I’m very much interested!”
At first she had been somewhat suspicious of the other, her natural instincts telling her that something was not quite right about him and that she should be careful.
However, that quickly changed when he dropped the magic word, winning her trust in what is as easy as stealing candy from a baby.
“Honestly, I had no idea that you’re an avid fruit lover as well! ーー Guava, it was? They’re expensive so I’ve never tried them, but they have such a pretty light pink color! Apparently they pair quite well with strawberries as well. I’m sure a guava and strawberry smoothie would be absolutely delicious!”
// Sharon about to make a big oopsieーー
"I knew you would be interested in that! I mean, you scream strawberry-lover with just one look at you, so I was hoping you'd like to share this wonderful opportunity with me. Guava always makes me feel better, especially guava juice. But having that all alone is a little boring, you know?"
He could tell she liked them with one look, indeed. However, Kino was able to pick up more than her fondness for the fruits overtime, which took more than one observation, naturally. But she didn't need to know that... The excitement in her eyes was amusing, he figured that messing around with her a little would be entertaining enough, and if he could bother the other six brothers? Priceless.
"Sharon-chan, right? I wish I could bring all kinds of fruits with me at all times, but I'm only one guy. See, I have connections here and there, I could make one call and have a truck spilling tons of strawberries all over you... but that would be quite a mess, don't you think? A lot would go to waste, also. Ahh, if you truly want to share this experience with me, we could go elsewhere... like my house, for example? They deliver them there."
"And! It would be so much easier to make a smoothie! Or a fruit salad! Or a cake! ...If I knew how to bake. Well? What do you say?"