Kurogane couldn't help growling, but he was more irritated by the blond's response to Fai's words than the magician's own words. Kurogane would deal, not "Kuro-chii"! "I'm the one asking, so I'm not going to get mad," he spoke again, ignoring that Fai was using nicknames again, "Talk."

He watched the boy with a blank expression, only understanding every other word he used. When he finished, Kurogane nodded that he understood the gist of everything. That stuff Tamaki had given him was the cause behind Fai's near-drunken state, probably, and the rest was the result of the pain. Made sense. All of it basically amounted to things not being good, but that was obvious.