"That long... Does time move differently in this place compared to when we get back home?"

He couldn't be gone that long-- they were going to need to rescue Yukiko soon, and...

And how much time had he really been away from his friends...?

Well... Yu at least was here, but still.

But, he needed to snap himself out of this funk. Shaking his head a little, he looked back at the pink hair'd girl.

"I'm sorry, Yamamoto-san, I guess you know enough about me, but I haven't really asked about you."

He glanced at the bags she was carrying, and offered a hand.

"I can help you carry that stuff if you like, get you back to the temple?