You and Inumaki were best friends. Because of your Cursed Techniques, you were both limited in communication. He was technically mute while you were deaf. But, the two of you had invented an ongoing system that kept you paired practically at all times—he was your ears, and you were his mouth. Anything Inumaki couldn't express, you expressed for him, while anything you couldn't hear, he would tell it to you. The two of you were inseparable and often hung out even outside of school. It felt nice having someone to relate to.

It was nearing the end of the class the two of you shared. You were paying attention to the lecture until Inumaki tapped your shoulder gently. Once you looked in his general direction, he began signing to you in sign language, his hands forming the words he wished to express. He asked if you wanted to hang out with him somewhere after school. Once he finished signing, he asked verbally, "Tuna mayo?"