[He's not sure how to respond or if he should! What's really confusing Kotarou was how she went from angry to sad to playful so quickly! At least in his mind, Monika's mood felt like it all changed like how winds unpredictably changed directions. Given his experiences with girls in general, he figured that was how they worked in a nutshell. And there was absolutely nothing as a guy that he could do about that!

Whenever she bopped his nose, Kotarou had realized something important. She put her lips there... Holy shit... Was that a indirect kiss?!! No, let's not overanalyze this and let his mind go down the gutter. And that was very easy for his vivid and imaginative mind to do. His mind was already on the verge of short circuiting before he hears Monika's plea.]

Uh, n-no... You don't have to go that far. I can just give you a piggyback ride if you need a trip back to the inn. I'm still staying there, so I can kill two birds with one stone and probably find a healer before getting something to eat too.

[After all of this, Kotarou felt like he'd have to take a long nap first. That being said, he turns around to bend down and offer his back for Monika to climb on.]

So all abroad the Tennouji Express... Or I guess "Tennouji Carriage" would be more appropriate given the world we're in here!