(he inhales from his pipe, taking in all she has said. all the spirits that he knows came together to help him, and as the store-owner, he would be the first to recognize that he needs to pay them back. parsee and the others surely gave him a lot to think about.)
... Mizuhashi, what is it that you wanted to ask of me?
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... Mizuhashi, what is it that you wanted to ask of me?