Perhaps it might be a new one for Ichi to focus on when he's back home. It's something good that might keep him out of trouble more, at least the kind that he brings upon himself.

At the corner he follows the sounds and senses that lead him to the turn and he continues on alongside the Shadow.

"What kind of places do they have here where people can relax?" He might as well continue the topic, even if it is enough of a deviation, so as to take the focus off of the fact that The Shadow has what Ichi considers a very poor approach to the matter.