[ Maruki stills for a brief moment, sudden guilt pooling in his gut.

He'll cop to that later, though. Okonomiyaki batter pours into the pans and he keeps his eyes on them as he nods along. ]

That's a good point. The only things that are likely guaranteed to be safe are what you can hold in your hands.

[ He rubs at his jaw, eyes on the bubbling batter. ]

It's one of the reasons I knew you weren't gone, beyond just our promise. I went and looked through your things when I was the only one at the farm. Everything was still there.