[Naoki's holding up his hand, fire casting a faint glow ahead of him, until her--well, not a demon, but whatever-it-is--disappears and she joins him. Then he starts off briskly.]
I'm not in so much of a rush I'll go off without you anyway. [There's the faint humourous tone again, to cover up that he says that seriously. He looks back, steps slowing to make sure that they're keeping pace with each other.]
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I'm not in so much of a rush I'll go off without you anyway. [There's the faint humourous tone again, to cover up that he says that seriously. He looks back, steps slowing to make sure that they're keeping pace with each other.]