@shanoc5902: Well, I suppose that fits the direction of this series; still, I think it would have been better with a few extra scene transition panels, lol.
Now I'm rereading and noticing that Soujirou asked Osada if she burned her face with the tea. Did he not see that she barely avoided spilling it on him? I guess maybe he thought she had gotten her face a little too close to the hot water kettle prior to serving the tea?