I'm waffling between it being that or Likability actually being a tally of their outward affection toward him, which is why Hime's is always astronomically low and why it went down a point here (since Paisen's playing it off and giving him shit here).
Huh? Otaku-kun!?
Why're you here? (lol)Did, like, Paisen call both of us?Ah~ I just had him come along to kill some timeGeez... It's written all over your face, young manK-K... Kinjou-san!?
Ah... Uh... Senpai called me too...Kinjou-san's casual clothes are so stylish......Senpai... Could she have called Kinjou-san out here because she was looking out for me...?