It is. But it is one that I am particularly fond of. [ One of the very few things that he is fond of. ] My father was the original owner of this shop and asked me to keep it running. [ Which Kei assumes was his dying father's means of grounding him so that Kei would not wander aimlessly literally and metaphorically. ]
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[ He relents with the same empty smile. ]
It is. But it is one that I am particularly fond of. [ One of the very few things that he is fond of. ] My father was the original owner of this shop and asked me to keep it running. [ Which Kei assumes was his dying father's means of grounding him so that Kei would not wander aimlessly literally and metaphorically. ]