I guess he was anticipating a real kiss, that’s why the indirect one never got his attention... Also, Takagi-san didn’t emphasised it, to make him embarrassed. I guess she’s going easy now
I was thinking she hit him just to touch him , the mosquitoes is just an excuse .
And I expected she will show him like he chose the correct answer for a moment then she tell him he lost
@bluethings To be fair, Takagi has shown she has an impressive poker face, since these chapters are almost always from Nishikata's point of view. There's a possibility she's exploding on the inside and just not showing it. Or she'll explode into embarrassment when Nishikata is gone.