[Hijikata's expression turns a little blank for a moment - he's never heard those terms before, so he wonders whether there are different rabbit people in E'kayan's world, or he himself got things mixed up -, but his smile returns right away.]

I'm glad for you too, then. It's hard to properly get to know someone when all your time and energy goes into saving the world, huh?

[Is it, Hijikata? Is it really? Aren't there, in fact, many epic romances about love blooming on the path of adventure? Granted, it all comes down to how much time there is for talks at the campfire and how many pivotal badass last-second life-saving moments happen!]