It amuses him, somehow. He's warned her that she wouldn't like it. So he just finishes his meal, eating the last of the rice (the Yamainu aren't so well-off that he could afford not to eat everything on his plate, and the Kumous too, had taught him better, and the meal is delicious) before he finally responds to that.
His kneejerk reaction is to deny it.
That's what he's been doing for days now though, and he knows it's not true. And so, simply:]
Of course. He is my partner, after all. [best friend, family--it covers a lot of bases.
Of course he misses Tenka. Last time Tenka disappeared out of his life, it took ten years for him to show up again.]
...And regardless, it had to be done. [He had to tell everyone. He has to still look out for them. That's what Tenka would have wanted, and Sousei is all about fulfilling half-made promises. A pause, and he sighs.]
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It amuses him, somehow. He's warned her that she wouldn't like it. So he just finishes his meal, eating the last of the rice (the Yamainu aren't so well-off that he could afford not to eat everything on his plate, and the Kumous too, had taught him better, and the meal is delicious) before he finally responds to that.
His kneejerk reaction is to deny it.
That's what he's been doing for days now though, and he knows it's not true. And so, simply:]
Of course. He is my partner, after all. [best friend, family--it covers a lot of bases.
Of course he misses Tenka. Last time Tenka disappeared out of his life, it took ten years for him to show up again.]
...And regardless, it had to be done. [He had to tell everyone. He has to still look out for them. That's what Tenka would have wanted, and Sousei is all about fulfilling half-made promises. A pause, and he sighs.]
Are you satisfied now?