[...Why can neither of them take a hint. Ryunosuke half turns back towards them, flustered and slightly exasperated.]

I didn't mean forever, I just-- [HUFF. Better just say it plain.] Look, you said that thing feeds on positive dreamotion energy, yes? Well, presumably it didn't lift the barrier because that hug before didn't... Get it whatever it wanted. But now that Kazuma is here instead...

[He makes kind of a vague hand gesture, like, 'YOU KNOW...'

Bottom line is, he's trying to give those two space to be cute for the slug, without him watching on like a weirdo.]