"What reason? I can list plenty of reasons!" Akutare assured them. He just had to figure out exactly what those reasons were.

Not that there weren't any! There were plenty of reasons to hang out with the Dark Hero. It was just that these two were so deep in denial, he would have to be careful about what he said. They were like wild animals, after all. The wrong move could scare them off.

"Well, you could meet new people, for one. And there's a free buffet!" Free for him, anyway. Boy, he almost pitied the poor sap that was going to be stuck with the bill for this one...