Haruka looked at him with wide eyes as she thought the offer over quickly, 'I'll have to keep it a secret from Satori, but nobody pays much attention to where I am after school anyway, so she shouldn't notice anything. I could use some extra spending money....and learning to cook something that doesn't taste like charcoal would be nice. As for being on time, this seems to be the only place I can semi-reliably find, so I think I can manage.' She smiled as another thought struck her. 'Negi-san must actually like having me around. I thought he was just being polite.'

She chewed up her food with unusual haste and swallowed it with a gulp of tea. "One question." She asked seriously, "Is your fire insurance up to date on this place?"