[Yay for hugs. He's returning the gesture in his mind, he just doesn't want to get blood all over Kotori. He clearly doesn't mind the closeness, either.]
You deserve someone like that, who makes you happy.
[There's a lot of questions running through his mind at the same time, but... this was something he was never good at. And her happiness was more important than any confusion he had about her dating Hokuto.]