[To bad (???) that it's dark, or else Chiyo would have been treated with the most pathetic looking expression on his face ever.]

I...

[He's quiet for a few moments. As if he were hesitating to speak. But he realized, it's not like he had anything to hide from Chiyo? They've known each other since they were little, after all.]

Y-Yeah, I am. Only because it's so scary!! I mean, w-who wouldn't be afraid of the dark?! You won't know what's lurking around the corner!

[Much braver people than you, Mikoto. Please get a hold of yourself.]