If it is a tear, Ayumu's not going to point it out. Spray from the sink can be the official story. The laughter's a good sign and it fills her with a bit more confidence. It's not easy for a spy to promise anything, especially honesty, but she wants to become a better person. It might too late for her to change the past but at least, she can work hard in the present and the future and keep from messing up that badly ever again.

She'll move on, learn from her mistakes, and do better this time.

"Yes, we can," she says, reaching out to take his shoulder.

The kitchen dissolves around them and a second later, a very modest looking shrine in the back alley of an apartment building appears. Whether there are any ayakashi in immediate vicinity has yet to be seen.

"Sorry, if we have to do a bit of walking around to find one. This was the only shrine I could remember clearly enough to safely transport to."