Enju's Little Scheme

At that moment, another security officer nearby snapped out of his daze, his face twisting with extreme fury.

"Damn it! You actually dared assault police officers in broad daylight! This is utter lawlessness!"

As he spoke, he drew the issued handgun from his waist and aimed it at Sosuke and the other two.

"You bastards, drop your weapons right now! You are under arrest!"

However, Sosuke ignored him and stepped forward to pick up the still-dazed girl.

Sitting limply on the ground, the girl stared at the security officer with the severed arm, her little eyes filled with confusion and fear.

In this short span of time, she had experienced dizzying highs and crushing lows. Yet even so—

Watching the policeman who had been so vicious toward her just moments ago, his one hand now spurting blood, frightened her as well. She did not know what to do.

Just as panic overwhelmed her, a warm embrace suddenly held her. In that instant, it felt as though all her fear had vanished, leaving behind only a trace of unease.

What unsettled her was that she did not know whether this embrace belonged to her.

Almost instinctively, the girl clutched Sosuke's shirt. Her wine-red eyes stared blankly at the cold-faced uncle before her.

Her small, slightly parted lips tried to say something through her panic, when the cold-faced uncle smiled at her.

"Child, come with us. From now on, no one will dare bully you for no reason again!"

The girl froze. Her tiny heart gave a slight leap, and an indescribable emotion quickly filled her chest.

"Y-you... are you really willing to take me in?"

The girl asked softly in disbelief. Once she finished, she silently lowered her head, as though doing so would spare her from facing the disappointment about