She neither spills the bottles on her tray nor vomits blood, which Ill call a win.
Meanwhile, its beenten dayssince Christmas Eve, and Masamune and Aki havent spoken.
Not a great way to start the year!
Neko is reminiscing about the day she met Masamune when they were both kids.
Fortunately, hes terrible at hiding the fact hes troubled, and Neko notices somethings not right.
Her suspicions are reinforced when she watches Yoshino breeze right past Masamune in the hallway without a peep.
She also wonders whether Masamune is hewing too close to his pretenses and preconceptions.
Meanwhile, she owns up to having met him once before Aki did.
Neko tells her attendant she doesnt need to worry, as she sees the hives develop on Masamunes hand.
She then considers if she truly has cast off her pretenses and preconceptions.
This startles someone on street level and causes them to fall.
He apologetically rushes to their aid to find its his ex-masterYoshinowho fell.
