Kojirou had to take more pride in his enthusiasm, but it boiled down to a reddened, bashful expression even as he shook one of her many hands. I wonder if I can shake all of her hands… but, like, not at the same time, but in succession!
Not a very reasonable thought process, but hey – it was his precious thought process, and he wouldn’t sell it for the world!
Chieko looked at him as if he’d seen a ghost, and for a moment there, he thought that his decision was… probably not going to work, anyway? But he thought that she was the greatest smith in the village! What was that hundred yard stare for, then?! Why were they still glaring at him?! Please stop, it made him feel embarrassed about himself! So… self-conscious and stuff…
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… Oh, ohhhhhhh! She could make it, after all! Great! "Yay! For a second, you kinda worried me there…” he expressed with a drop of sweat falling off his face, now knowing that Chieko could bring his wish to life in no less than a week, "A week? Then I’ll be back in a week! Adios!”
His form darted out of the shop, then straight back in after no less than a second had passed. "H-How much is it gonna be? I’ve saved up a lot of yen, and I wanna support the place and all!”
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