[At Souji's question, Susumu glances away and rubs the back of his neck a bit gingerly.]

I'm probably sunburnt.

[He joins Souji on the porch then, although he doesn't sit. He stands a few paces away from the other, folding his arms in front of him and gazing ahead in silence for a few moments, before speaking again.]

Training in this heat?

[It's a pointless question - he's well aware that's what Souji's been doing - but he's really not good at small talk when he isn't wearing makeup. He'll look at this as practice.]