[That earns a smile. He knows, of course, that it's banter, and it's nice to have it from Reaper. Like a goodbye gift.]

Thank you for that. Since that angel of death who was always by my side hasn't come for me even once, I was beginning to think I was truly abandoned. [Keito had always threatened it, of course, but this felt like it was real, even if it wasn't up to him. Eichi folds his hands in his lap, looking down at the tea instead of Reaper.]

But you put my mind at ease a little, with that.

You're right. I'll be leaving tonight. Rather than vanishing without a word, I wanted to share at least this much.