Even If You Forget

Episode 1
(int: Akira's room, night)

Akira: Rustica, thank you very much for inviting me to the tea party today.

Rustica: It's my pleasure. I had a lovely time thanks to you, master sage.

Akira: I'm glad to hear that. It's very kind of you to take me back to my room, you really do pull out all the stops.

Rustica: Fufu, I'm happy that you're pleased, master sage.

Rustica: Now, at the end of the evening, may I offer some thanks of my own?

Akira: Thanks?

Akira: I mean, it's a little embarrassing... but please go ahead!

Rustica: ... as a little bird begins to sing in the springtime sunshine, when you are happy, my heart is at peace and filled with song.

Rustica: Just as how flowers will bloom in the presence of water, simply having you near me brings a smile to my face.

Rustica: Thank you, master sage, for being here with us.

Akira:(Rustica...)

Akira: I must admit I'm a little bit flustered, but I'm so happy to hear that. I promise I'll remember this always.

Rustica: Oh, it's perfectly fine if you forget about it.

Akira: Huh...?

Rustica: If you forget, master sage, then I'll be able to extend my thanks to you again every day.

Rustica: You see? That way, there shouldn't be a problem.

Akira: (I guess that's one way of looking at it...)

Akira: ... is that so. Well, I'd like to be the one to thank Rustica every time, too!