Tamar's eyes flew wide open in pure shock.
"E-Eh?! Benjamin can read minds now?! P-P-Pervert!" she shrieked loudly, immediately shoving his face repeatedly with both hands in a flustered panic, her palms pressing firmly against his cheeks and forehead as she tried to push him away.
"Huh?! How does that make me a pervert?" Benjamin asked, his voice coming out muffled and slightly distorted by her hands still covering his face, before he held them. "And I am intentionally tuning my senses down right now. You were only thinking too loudly, that's all."
"What?! How does one even think too loudly?!" Tamar whined in embarrassed protest, her voice climbing higher as she continued shoving at his face with increasing vigor. "Geez… You went and became a completely different person. Your confidence and power have gone several levels higher than before…"
"Do you... not like that?" Benjamin tilted his head slightly, his eyes meeting hers with genuine curiosity.
