At the time they left the jeweler, Bunta hadn't fully realized just how much this assignment was going to affect his life, particularly his life while off-hours.

That blissful lack of awareness is about to come to a screeching halt. He smiles at Dorothea and holds a casual hand up in greeting, then takes the prompt as the mutual contact when Dorothea calls attention to the needed introduction.

"You're right... Lissa, this is Dorothea. She's a friend of mine. She has an amazing voice! You may have heard her at the opera. Dorothea: Lissa Yukimura, princess of Rikkai."