[ oh. wait a second, the thing on Hayato's finger--- it looks familiar! actually, it looks like an exact duplicate of the ring he wore. wow, what a crazy coincidence, they must have gone to the same person (or that same person forced the jewelry on them and this is just unfortunate). ]

... you think? [ cursed items? ] Sounds believable, but maybe you just love foxes too much? Or maybe you're thinking about [ GASP ] poaching my fur?!

[ he starts to try to get away again, but to no avail. he's not one to quickly panic, but his heart can't stop beating...! ]