Before Ginta could answer, Masao touched his shoulder and said, "Maybe next time," with an inflection that sounded more like probably not, but it would have been fun. Ginta regretfully watched the man melt back into the crowd before he turned to give Kuromaru an exasperated sigh. "I am horny. And so was he. And we were going to take care of that problem, before you showed up."

He took the glass from Kuromaru and drank a quarter of it in one go. Rei, who was chuckling, got a dark scowl.