This isn't the place to talk. Seeing he understood, Maeda Toshimasa didn't say anything more; he patted his shoulder, left him a quiet "Be careful," and walked away. Harano lowered his head in thought for a moment and also returned to his temporary lodging.
He waited several more hours before Ah Man finally staggered back in, drunk as a skunk.
Her little face was flushed red from booze, totally smashed, and with her cute eyebrows and silly hair buns, she looked even more ridiculous. She burst into the tent with a loud drunken burp that nearly gassed Harano right out of there.
Harano had no choice but to pour her some water, but she snatched the kettle and chugged down half of it in one go, her round little eyes shining with excitement: "I've got news! There's no way you'll ever guess what really happened!"
"Come on, just spit it out!" Harano was grossed out by her burp, too impatient for her teasing, and started treating her with no respect at all.
