"Anyway… Ridan—" Hazuki started.
"Haaah… this idiot…" Ridan groaned. "Why do you keep talking out loud? You can just speak to me in your mind!"
"Like telepathy? Like hell I can do that!" Hazuki huffed.
Ridan's spirit flickered with annoyance. "If you keep talking like this in public, they're going to think you're crazy, you know that!?"
Hazuki shrugged. "Hmm? I've already been called that. Way before I met you."
"…Huh?"
"Yeah. The moment I arrived in this world, guess what they labeled me?" Hazuki gave a thumbs-up. "Crazy guy."
Hazuki smirked. "So I don't care. Let them stare."
Ridan sighed again. "I ended up sealed for a thousand years… and somehow still got stuck with the weirdest human alive."
"Hey," Hazuki grinned, casually strolling down the road, "at least you're lucky to have someone to talk to, right?"
There was a pause.