That… was weird. Even for some of the things he’s seen. …Kind of unnerving too, when he’s used to at least some sort of indication when ‘appearing and disappearing’.

A pause after the other vanished, and then he looked down.

…The cake did look nice, though… Question was whether to trust something that literally came out of nowhere… Hmm… Guess it wouldn’t hurt to check it first. And if something does happen, should probably call Jii or… no, not Aoko, if nothing happens she’d probably poke fun at him, at least Jii wouldn’t question caution.

“Thank… you?” …Since she left, probably wouldn’t be able to hear that…