'Is it hard not being able to talk to people? Doesn 't it ever get a little frustrating because you can 't say exactly what you mean? '

'It 's alright, ' Inumaki simply shrugs. 'I 'd rather be careful and not risk anything bad happening. If I 'm being honest, it 's not that big of a deal, because I have some control over who my cursed speech affects. It isn 't very likely that it would hurt someone without me wanting it to. Still, I guess it 's better to be safe than sorry. But you said you wanted to talk to me normally someday, so I figured maybe now was a good time to try it. '

'I did, ' you nod happily. 'Thank you for taking a chance. I really appreciate it. But I do think it 's okay for you to let your guard down every now and then. At the very least, you can do it around me. I might not look like it, but I 'm actually pretty durable. My body held up for quite a while against the attacks of that special grade spirit in the detention center, and I lasted against Mahito, too ' '