That gets a very fond smile out of Haru. "He's a very dear friend of mine, yes." Granted, the circumstances that brought them together were... far from ideal, to put it mildly.

But she can't regret it entirely, when she got Goro out of the deal.

"...Though on second thought, we may want to start somewhere other than Tokyo. There's a dozen or so versions of Goro here, and your sudden presence might be something of a shock."

Will be. Will be a very big shock.