I'm really glad to hear that. If she was as close to you as we are, then I'm sure it means a lot to her to still have your friendship.

[His friendship with Ayaka was one he held very dearly, after all. If the tables were turned, and Aether was the one who Ayaka had never met, he knows it would have stung greatly.]

I know this place can be a little wild sometimes, but... I'm really happy you're here.

When you travel as much as I have, you get used to saying goodbye. But I wasn't ready to say goodbye to everyone I met in Inazuma yet. So... it's kind of nice to have more time to spend together.