Hmm. I mean, he's usually pretty good at taking care of himself. I bet he just got tired of that overbearing attitude of yours. You'd better watch it, Sakuma-san~. Keep that up and maybe he'll never come back?

[ ... he's joking offhandedly, but say one thing and do another, huh. not that he's going to indicate that he's actually making an effort or anything. ]

Well, like I said... he'll probably get over it with time. A dog never forgets its master or whatever.