Better be careful saying that around here too, you know. There's a lot of people who aren't Japanese here.

[Like... the entire island. She might not be his favorite classmate, but he still doesn't want to see anything happen to her (again). Protect her, even.

He doesn't know the first thing about making chocolates, so good luck to them both-!]

I guess that makes sense... that way you can get some practice with something for a more general audience, right?