If it at all bothered Asa, she didn't show it. In fact, she wrapped her arm around Reigen's tightly, as if afraid that at any moment he might vanish.

"My parents already find you charming," she said. "I'm sure they'll be even more fond of you when the job is..." Asa trailed off, as if forgetting mid-sentence what she was saying. "...when the job is done," she finished more strongly.