[No more secrets... Yet another unintentional harsh blow. He's already hidden so much from his daughter for most of her lifetime, and even so, she's the one being frank with him. And it's not as if he means to hide any more from her now, but he hadn't known how to address the latest development with Sholmes. ...Well, he'd have to address it in the same manner Susato had, he supposes. There's truly no sugarcoating something like that.

His head tilts forward a bit. He can't quite look her way anymore.]

... I'm glad that you told me. And it should go without saying that I have no objections. Kazuma is a good man. [His fingers begin to drum against the side of the sandwich box.] For the sake of transparency, you ought to know that... I'm in a similar situation.