Itsuki shuffled along besides Takuro, flashing Iwata a tiny little sheepish smile before he joined his friend in walking along, making his best effort to be nonchalant. It took a good amount of effort not to look back to check if Iwata was following them.

"Erm... Takuro-kun? I'm sorry about the, you know, outburst back there. Reckon it wasn't very polite of me. I just don't think it's fair for you take the weight of this on you."