"That... makes me sound so intimidating..." His face sinks into his hands, the burning red of his skin still visible where his fingers can't hide. Ebisu is just smiling, casually amused even as he gently pats his shinki's arm. There, there. It takes a moment for Aomi to peek out again, still a little warm but trying to regain his composure.

"Anyway... I was the one Ebisu-sama asked to show him around and to his room when he first joined the temple, so he always went looking for me at the start. He's still a lot younger than me, but we've been close since then."