Every day. [ his grip on their handhold tightens briefly. ] But even before... this, I was missin' them. Tokoha moved abroad, and Shion's always busy.

[ a sigh. they still talk, nearly every day. but it's not the same. ]

But I have Kazuma, as long as he'll put up with me. Which he seems to do, for some reason, even though I annoy the hell out of him for sure. [ ...ah ] Sorry, this turned into a bit of a speech.