That is quite an accomplishment, Mio Sonozaki. Most do not know where they are going to go from high school. I certainly did not view myself as becoming a ramen shop owner. But you have your future set out for you, and ensures that your steps will be confident, is that not so?

[ He smiles to himself, but the smile itself is without humor or warmth. It's nothing that she has done or said. It's just part of his condition. ]

So, are you interested in my little ramen shop? I'm afraid even though I've owned it for years that it has not grown from being a hole in the wall. So I fear it would be a poor investment. [ Yet still he sounds almost proud of it, like he's happy that is all that it is. ]