[Shun can be as practical about it as he likes, it doesn't make Ren any less happy about it, or about the compliment. Tetsu had always been so stingy with praise, and while he didn't really mind, it's still nice to get it a little more often and unprompted like this. He even bounces a little as picks up various flowers.]

I was always paying attention. But I'm really glad you think I've been doing well. I've been working really hard, and I finally feel like I'm getting somewhere too.