[Romance was far from Kotarou's mind right now. He's seen plenty of cute girls here, but there was no one that he was interested in at the moment. He didn't consider himself as someone who looked for love as much as he ended up stumbling into it. Changing himself and the unbalanced world around him were his biggest motivators... And now, he's felt like some progress was made by learning a secondary magic.

He could contribute just a bit more for others and himself now. Once Monika is settled onto his back and her familiar, Kotarou stands up proper and starts walking with a confident stride.]

Don't sweat it! A little extra weight never hurts a guy. [He sounds pretty sincere whenever he says this. Monika wasn't very heavy, but he could feel her boobs against his back and that was good enough weight for him!] Does your familiar have a name or should I just call it "Foxy"?

[After all, Kotarou loved giving people nicknames for better or worst. So he'd just roll with whatever if Monika hasn't named her familiar yet. That reminds him that he had yet to thank her properly...]

If it wasn't for your screw up, I wouldn't had realized that I've gotten a little stronger! So I gotta thank you for that!

[Well, this was as 'proper' as a Kotarou-esque sense of gratitude could get for right now. It sounds a little selfish, but he really did mean it.]