Then—Aoto heard the earlier conversation... Mukiwa spoke too quietly, which made the samurai very anxious. He couldn't help but urge Mukiwa to speak more clearly, but after being urged, Mukiwa became even more nervous and flustered, making it even harder to speak clearly... A perfect "vicious cycle" was born.
The samurai heard the conversation between Aoto and Mukiwa.
Upon learning that Boss Kiryu was not currently in the store, he showed a surprised expression, "Hmm? Is Boss Kiryu not here?"
"Yes..." Thanks to Aoto, a familiar face being present, Mukiwa was not as nervous and, speaking in a voice that wasn't very loud but clear enough for the samurai to hear, said, "Mr. Kiryu... the owner of this store is temporarily out on business. So if you want to consult about work, you can wait here for a while, Mr. Kiryu should be back soon."
