Emiri's Favorability +1, gained 16 experience points, current Favorability: 55
Duan Mu glanced at the system notification and couldn't help sighing inwardly. The experience provided by ordinary residents of Rukongai really was pitifully low.
Still, even a mosquito's leg was meat. It was better than sitting idle in the shop.
"Boss Duan Mu, stay here for dinner tonight." Emiri smiled warmly. "You haven't come by recently, and my Kosuke has been clamoring to play with Big Brother Duan Mu."
"Sorry, Sister Emiri. I still have other commissions to take care of."
Duan Mu put away his tools and smiled. "Once things aren't so busy, I'll come back and play with Kosuke."
"I see. Then work comes first." Emiri nodded.
Seeing this, Duan Mu couldn't help marveling at how much Emiri had changed. Ever since she had a son last winter, Emiri, who had once been notorious throughout District 7 for her shrewish and caustic personality, seemed to have become a completely different person. Not only had her temperament grown gentler, even her appearance seemed softer.
That child named Kosuke was indeed very sensible, too. Although he had been only ten when he died, apart from pestering Emiri for a Handheld Game Console when he first arrived here, he had never made any unreasonable demands.
He adapted to the environment more easily than those adults who had come to Soul Society after dying, and hadn't brought along any of the bad habits from the Human World.
He never caused trouble, never pursued luxuries in food, clothing, housing, or transportation, and obeyed Emiri in everything.
If anything, Emiri was the one who constantly wanted to make her child's life more comfortable.
Last year, she had renovated the house. This year, she had hired Duan Mu to redecorate the interior, separating