"I'll help you."
After hearing everything, Nanshe grabbed Annanu's hand without hesitation.
Annanu looked at the hand Nanshe had used to grab his, pressing his lips together.
"Huh? Ah, right." Nanshe also realized that Annanu seemed to dislike having his hand grabbed by others, aside from Enkidu, and hurriedly let go.
Annanu said nothing, merely looking into Nanshe's eyes with a complicated expression.
"W-What is it?" Being stared at by Annanu made Nanshe feel a little uneasy.
".It's nothing." Annanu clenched his fist slightly, his face seeming a little red, but he let out a long sigh. "Nanshe, actually, I shouldn't have come to ask for your help."
"Your position will be greatly shaken."
"And yet I..."
Annanu pressed his lips together and bit his upper lip.
"So, if you want, I—"
"Stop talking for now." Just as Annanu was about to say something, Nanshe cut him off.
Annanu raised his head and saw Nanshe's gaze, so serious that she even seemed a little angry.
"Were you about to say that because my position would be shaken, you were willing to be with me—or something like that?" Nanshe reached out, pinching Annanu's cheeks from both sides as she spoke seriously.
Annanu did not move, but his gaze became somewhat evasive.
"Do you think I'm someone who needs this so-called 'compensation'?" Nanshe seemed to laugh in anger. Her hands gripping Annanu's cheeks tightened, and she began pulling them apart.
"D-Don't pull, it hurts." Annanu hurriedly tried to stop Nanshe when the pulling started to hurt.
"You really were awful before. You messed with me in all sorts of ways, refused my confession, and even came over to correct my mistakes just to mock me." Not only did Nanshe not stop, she used even more force.
"But what could I do about