[Monika no... that idea may have even more potential of exploding than the previous conflict did!! Hijikata avoids eye contact with her, instead staring straight ahead.]

I wouldn't know. I don't know her tastes, and it's none of my business anyway.

[Like hell would he even consider breaching such a personal topic with a lady as volatile as Maribelle! Suddenly his eyes widen a little as a distinctly pink mountain appears in the distance behind the next turn of the road. And just when they were talking so nicely...]

Do you see that..? That's got to be our destination!

[He starts walking faster, quickly breaking into a hurried stride. He sure is in a rush to get to the cavern! Rude of him to not wait for Monika, though. At this rate he'll probably make it through the door before she can catch up with him.]