Riiiiiight, fanservice.
Our diligent, but not-so-confident Pakiri tried to substitute telepathy with deduction and guessing. His failure was predetermined. If he truly tried to feel her thoughts through the physical contact, the warm and softness of the skin, the feeling of a heartbeat...I mean, he is smart, he could have gotten it if he tried. But now he'll be put through the wringer behind the storage. Serves him right.
holding feet at p.13 is even more obscene than holding hands. New level of depravity.