"Well... I'm not sure how most businesses we run get product. It must be from natives somehow, because we can't travel far out of the city. The ocean and beach are very dangerous, the down is riddled with criminals, the woods don't contain any poultry or livestock animals." He would know, since he's been in there hunting as a werecat and never found much bigger than a squirrel or a pigeon. There is no game to speak of.

"So whether we like it or not, we depend on the natives. It can't always be avoided." Hayato reaches the cafe and holds the door open for her. Despite her being the submissive, he has manners.