[Liem does pause for a moment, then. Not because he has objections to Childe dubbing Hayame "cute." That doesn't seem especially relevant right now, but Liem doesn't begrudge him his opinion. No, it's the question about the debt that he has to spend a moment mulling over.

Eventually, he says,] We travelled together in the dream, for a time. She was having difficulty moving forward, and I assisted her.

For that, she has taken it upon herself to see me cleansed of the Kenoma's influence, whether I want to be or not.