Ayame shrugged her shoulders when she was told that the likelihood of there being a library being in the town was almost nonexistent and that she would have to go to the market to buy some books instead.
"Well... I think I might actually want to save my money a bit more. The guidebook said that my scythe and others like it aren't supposed to exist, so saving money for the materials to make them seems like a better investment. Hm..." she trailed off before remembering Hideki's predicament.
"Maybe... No, that wouldn't help him at all. It feels so strange to not be able to do anything! I've dealt with so many other people and issues twenty times as bad, so why...?" she asked herself before sighing. "I just can't seem to figure out why he's so depressed. If only he could just say why..."

"Well, if it's giving you so much trouble why not just ask me yourself?" Fujiwara asked, overhearing Ayame's internal debate as he walked down the stairs. "The answer is simple enough- If arguments like this happen enough, the group will fall apart. If a member doesn't take all points of an argument into consideration, it becomes difficult to communicate. Paka's blatant ignorance of about half of my argument before walking off was... Jarring, to say the least. It was less depression and more... Silent aggravation if you will." he said, ruffling the hair on Ayame's head. "The food was nice. Sugar got me back to my senses. Anyhow, I'm off to go solo grind near the dungeon. See you later." he said, walking out of the inn and waving his hand without turning around.

Baffled by the shift in behavior, Ayame blinked a few times before turning to the rest of the party.
"That... Wasn't just me, right? What's with Hideki all of a sudden...?" she asked, a confused look on her face.