She thought about it for a moment, recalling that this girl had once gone through a Monster incident and had even developed a strange illness because of it. Until yesterday, she had not even been able to walk on her own two legs and had often been bedridden.
This girl was only a middle school student even now, so she must have been even younger when she encountered the Monster.
Experiencing a Monster incident at such a young age, it was only natural for her to have psychological trauma. It was already fortunate that she had not developed any mental illness, so perhaps this was some kind of stress reaction.
Even if it was not a psychological issue... it was also possible that the Monster had caused hallucinations.
After all, Monsters were fundamentally unscientific.
It was perfectly normal for them to make a child see something terrifying.
Even so, Haihara had no solution in the short term.
The witch's memories did not include how to deal with this sort of problem.
Seeing Haihara deep in thought, Kirishima Hina wiped away her tears again.
"I'm not lying... Teacher, you have to believe me... please..."
It seemed she really was terrified.
What should she do, then?
Haihara was actually quite good at comforting little girls.
"Shh..."
As she softly hushed her, Haihara stroked her face with the gentleness of a mother.
After having her face touched, Kirishima Hina seemed to calm down a little.
After that, Haihara gently took her hand and pressed it against the girl's own face, bringing both of Haihara's hands close to her cheeks.
Then Haihara slowly leaned closer to Kirishima Hina and pressed her forehead against the girl's.
Their foreheads rested lightly together, sharing each other's warmth.
Kirishima Hina felt a gentle hand caressing her face. Even