…Well now he does…
“…I don’t exactly look into all the days that people give out sweets, I just hear about them and go along with it. I doubt you ever question why people give out cookies or cake and claim it’s just because it’s their respective days. How was I supposed to know this was any different? Or more important?
But, yeah, I get the point now. Thanks. I’ll remember that for next time.”
"On the contrary… with how many attempts there’ve been on my life, I always question. But then again, I understand that I’m more paranoid than most. At any rate, I doubt that anyone took you too seriously with how giddy you were… they were likely just pleased that you took them and enjoyed them. Particularly as you didn’t give them up in the face of Koizumi-san…"
"This next year will be better, I’m certain of it.”