You go big or You go home

After thorough preparation, Akari came down from the second floor wearing a white one-piece dress, her hair flowing freely down her back and shoulders, with just enough makeup to enhance her natural beauty.

"I see," Eric just nodded. 

'Girl, give me something to work with here,' he thought, frustrated. 'It's already awkward enough that I came here, and now the dumb system added powers to her unstable mentality'.

I have no idea how to carry on from here'.

"I came here to tell you something," Eric said, still gathering his courage.

"Go on," Akari said, holding onto the couch as she rocked back and forth.

She still refused to make eye contact, fearing the worst.

She thought he might be here to tell her not to associate with him anymore—and hearing that directly from him, while looking him in the eyes, would hurt too much.

She was afraid she might cry.