Well, that was about as close as he was going to get to a straight answer. Niikura exhaled slowly as he took in the weight of what Shiina had said. It would be okay, then. No hard feelings. Yeah, right.

He'd face that demon later.

"Alright," Niikura said with a firm nod as he crossed his arms. "I hear ya. Hopefully, it won't have to come to that." And now, time to distract her with something else. "By the way, you gettin' cold?" He prodded his jacket. "I'll share if ya want." The grin on his face told her that he was only being partly serious. "Sweatin' away here in this sleeping bag they stuffed me into."