Mumei was tired.
This feeling wasn't foreign-if she used up too much of her energy fighting the kabane, she'd be wiped. Only this time it wasn't fighting the kabane that led her to be in such a state.
Did the procedure even work?
He promised to make her human again. Even if it meant only curing her and not himself. That way, she could eat plenty of rice.
"Here." Ikoma's voice snapped her back to reality. He held up a rice ball. "Eat plenty of it, Hozumi."
Tears welled up in her eyes as she took a bite. "Delicious!"