Kanji was reaching for something from the dinner spread when Akiha recited the phrase. Yeah, that was the one. Jeez, he needed to hit the sack early tonight if he was going to keep running on not even half his mental cylinders.

"I ain't uneducated!" He snapped defensively, frowning. Jeez, this girl likes to make jabs whenever the hell she likes.

"Besides... s'a long story, and I think Arisato-san's gonna start up pretty soon, here."