He stayed silent for a moment, wondering if he'd just imagined the pain, but that wasn't the case because the pain he felt after finishing the Irish potatoes was real and not some illusion.
What just happened? For a second there, I thought a breeze hit my guts. Am I losing it? He wondered, looking at his stomach as his hands clenched tighter to Liora's thighs.
No, that can't be the case... I'm perfectly fine down there, and my body... feels lighter than before. He continued, not knowing that as he clenched Liora's thighs, she was feeling the pressure added to his grip.
"...Hey," She uttered, getting Hajime to snap out of it. "Could you stop... You're hurting me." She continued, gripping tight to his shoulders, but just enough not to hurt him. Even if she intended to hurt him, it just wouldn't work. With the state she was in.
"Oh, I didn't mean to... Sorry." He said, his voice almost a stutter.
