That isn't right. Mitsutada looks gruff, but Midare has never seen him like... like this. He isn't really acting as gruff as he looks, but the warmth that usually comes from him (a different kind of warmth, perhaps, than most people would expect) is suspiciously absent.

I don't like this. Call me "Midare-chan," like everything is normal. There are times when he's wondered what it would be like if everyone left the -chan off and just treated him seriously, but this isn't how he wanted to find out.

"If it's dangerous, then you shouldn't be alone." Instead of leaving, he takes a step closer. "Telling me to go... that's pretty uncool, Mitsutada."