"No way!"

Manabu only lets go in order to grab hold of a chair and pull it away from the table, patting it and giving Ryunosuke an earnest look.

"This is why we came, you know? And it's important." His gaze drops to the books in Ryunosuke's arm. "They could be a link to your home...a real tie from here to there! That kind of thing...being able to check in on your friends in this way... You wanted to know how he's doing, right?"