[He's welcome to come by any time, of course. But Ryunosuke's sure he doesn't even need to say that. It's just a given.

Ryunosuke's gaze also flits over to the ripples on the water where the koi just splashed; he could probably start helping with that while they talk, but. He'd sort of rather just focus on talking.]

It was certainly... Something. [He exhales.] Monster hunting would not have been my first choice, but there was the risk of winding up with a noctaere on our hands, if the creature responsible wasn't dealt with.

[...]

...I'm not sure I can even just call it a creature, actually. Kazuma, it... It spoke.

[He still sounds kind of rattled about that.]