I thought it might be like that. [You're really someone he can respect, at least in that way, even if he doesn't really know you well yet.
[He smiles at the question, looking almost wistful.]
Yes. I am the shopkeeper of a shop that grants wishes... and only those who have a wish are able to enter it. And as I can't leave it, the only way for us to meet would be for you to have a wish.