[Doesn't mean he won't stop trying to enforce his will!

At least to get a little respect. That's all he wants. Just a little...! So when Hiyori actually goes on about the times he's been cool, he promptly stops and goes quiet, listening to her intently.]

You... You really think I was cool all those times? That doing all that is what made me seem actually... cool? For real?

[You'll have to forgive him for sounds disbelieving; he's so used to everybody taking digs at him for this and that...]