"Look what I can do!" Maru beamed, using his Harmony Technique on one of the stray cats ("adorable earthly creature", as he called it) to make it pliant and come to you for cuddles.

"See? And I can do so much more, just you wait!"

Ever since you two became friends, Maru hasn't stopped using any opportunity to try to make an impression on you. It was really cute. Little did you know this Simurian boy liked you more than you knew, and this was his way of crushing on you.