Amamiya Natsuki stepped forward, taking the lead as he headed back.
The senpai followed without hesitation. The passerby girl came to her senses, then hurried after them, full of curiosity.
They rounded a patch of bushes, and the gruesome scene came into view.
The rabid dog had knocked the middle-aged woman to the ground and was tearing into her. Chunks of flesh littered the ground, and blood was everywhere.
The middle-aged woman desperately pushed and struggled, but she was no match for the dog. The little boy had no intention of saving his mother and had nervously hidden himself some distance away.
"H-help me!"
When she saw Amamiya Natsuki and the other two, the middle-aged woman hurriedly cried out.
Amamiya Natsuki stopped and asked,
"Ma'am, did you beat up a stray dog?"
"I didn't!" the middle-aged woman shrieked as she struggled. "I only petted it just now. Who knew it would suddenly bite me... That dog's gone mad! Hurry up and kill it!"
"Impossible."
Amamiya Natsuki's expression was stern as he declared,
"Dogs are so well-behaved. How could one attack you? You must hate dogs and have deliberately provoked it first, so it only struck back in self-defense. Am I wrong?"
"..."
He had thrown her own words right back at her. The middle-aged woman stared wide-eyed, speechless. For a moment, she even forgot to scream.
Amamiya Natsuki continued,
"I remember you saying that if people treat dogs as equals, dogs will only see them as friends and won't attack us. So please, use your love to change its heart."
"..."
That felt so good!
Tsubame-senpai clenched her fist and let out a satisfied breath, feeling all the pent-up frustration in her chest finally dissipate.
The passerby girl stared at him in shock. She had no proof, but there was