[ Once upon a time, when Kazuma first returned from the forest, he said something like, "This too shall pass." As the month passed and Susato helped with the cleaning of his basement area, it hadn't... which is something of a concern, but Kazuma had been in such good spirits lately, she hadn't bothered to ask.

...She certainly isn't going to now. ]

Are you alright? If it's more comfortable for you to keep it on, I'm sure father wouldn't mind.

[ Maybe a tad irregular for a prim and proper Asian household, but after having a meal out in the wilds of the forest, she can think of worse. She gives her father a quiet look, as if he should confirm, but then she continues. ]

He is right, of course. It still isn't the same as the pheasant Iris once made, but if you like roast duck well enough, I will be happy to make more for the Wild Harvest when it opens.

[ While Supplies Last^tm, or something. ]