At the sight of the first tear, Kyousuke panicked, afraid that he'd done something wrong yet again.

It passed soon enough, then he remembered Fujiko-san's lecture from before and felt guilty.

He froze for a moment, not entirely sure what he was supposed to do. After a moment his hand moved from the top of her head to behind her neck. He gently pulled her towards him.

"I'm sorry, Oichi-dono. You can stay for as long as you want. I won't let anyone take you away."