[ immediately, he puts a hand to his ear, like — ]

What's that? I couldn't hear you.

[ but of course, tsuru heard every word just fine... gosh, why won't hijikata appreciate his efforts? he opens up the large-sized dog section anyway, because something like a german shepherd would definitely suit hijikata. ]

We are just looking. There's no harm in looking for the kind of dog that you'd buy, as if you were buying a dog, right?