Not even a little. "I can't say that I have." It had still ultimately been Tomoko's decision whether to keep the book or follow up on it, right? Ryusei couldn't imagine what it must be like to see the world that way.

Maybe he was looking at the question the wrong way. The book must have nostalgic value; it had led to this goth thing that Tomoko was still into. If anyone had asked him why he'd gone into martial arts.... "Well, maybe. It's... It feels right for you. Like that kind of feeling?"