They talked about books, families, festivals and of course, the food they'll eat. Festivals are filled with food and drinks, and it will be a special night if the lanterns start to glow. So far, Shinko's 'story' has started becoming pretty well done, now that she realized a mercenary also likes reading books for relaxation, though Shinko's naive optimistic nature made her disagree that the world is as bad as everybody seems, this did not affect her much.
One thing did, though. It's when Lycoris has started complimenting--flirting with her, and Shinko doubted if Lycoris was actually a girl, maybe a crossdressing man. Shinko, being as naive as ever, have never heard of homosexuals, or bisexuals or whatever sexuality there is. It is cute to see Shinko contemplating on a person's gender, whether she is right or wrong about the thing underneath what is down there.
Shinko, whose cheeks had turned bright red in what Lycoris exclaimed of having an indirect kiss, was startled. Her jaw dropped and she had her fingers cover her mouth, forgetting to chew her food, she chose to react first. "You... you...!" she pointed at her with her lips trembling a litte. Then she came to the point where she confidently looks up, hands on her waists, and exclaims "Ha! You had the indirect kiss, not me!" For some reason, she was making a huge deal out of this.
When Lycoris asked her if she has ever seen a duel, Shinko shook her head. It has been years of Shinko being caged in her own place, with no memory of going out whatsover. But throughout those years, Shinko never complained of wanting to go outside and see landforms and such. As long as her orders of novels and comics come for her every week, she becomes satisfied.
Lycoris invited Shinko and would even let her hold a sword. Shinko quickly shook her head and pushed her hands in the front, "No thanks! I'm not strong enough to carry something like that..." she told her with a chuckle. Though pretty fit, Shinko knew that her arms weren't that strong. Significantly, Lycoris' last words motivated her. Maybe her parents are actually proud of what she has done.