[seemingly satisfied with the fact that she's taken up his offer, Kaoru's smile grows just a little.]

That isn't necessary. Please consider it an apology for forcing you to wait for so long... [even if a week is rushing it in medical terms, he knows well that it's a pretty long wait. even patient people start running out of their patience after a while of dealing with "not yet, not yet" from a doctor - he's seen it enough to know that it's very true.]

Ah... Well, I'll need to clean the room a little, first. But you're welcome to it, and to any food in the kitchen. Please consider my home your own for the week, Nagumo-san.