[Just a nod at her question.]

I thought it was that Saika's crap again, but they were just...black-like shadows that popped out after I punched a few people. [ISN'T THAT A REASSURING IMAGE...] Didn't really understand until I almost tripped over the book and read it.

[Still bizarre when he looks back, but he was kind of used to bizarre at that point. Anyway...]

But an essence about making food sounds nicer than what I got.