Yeah.

[ She's not joking. She's not looking at him anymore either, though, going back to rearranging her school supplies. ]

I was kidding myself thinking you could be of any use to me. My offer still stands, though. You can take that back to those friends of yours.

[ The offer to trade her something useful for her help, not the offer for Natsume's finger, but he can also relay that message too, maybe. ]