The white smoke slowly dispersed, gradually revealing Yui's body lying flat on the ground.
Nai Hyuga's heart lurched at the sight. She hurriedly released her hands and stepped forward.
"Yui, how are you?" Nai Hyuga crouched beside her, and an inexplicable surge of panic rose in her chest at the sight of Yui lying unconscious.
Without hesitating, she activated her Byakugan and scanned Yui's body, then propped her up and checked her condition.
At last, Nai Hyuga let out a long sigh of relief. "Whew! Thank goodness... thank goodness nothing's wrong..."
With that reassurance, Nai Hyuga gradually relaxed. She rested Yui against her shoulder, and as she listened to her peaceful breathing, tears welled in her eyes.
"Nai Hyuga, how is Miss Yui? Is she hurt?" Seeing that the summoned Yui was unconscious, Big Bear approached to ask, a trace of urgency in his voice, seemingly desperate for an answer.
Still, he sensed that Miss Yui was probably not in danger. Otherwise, Nai Hyuga would not have reacted that way.
At his question, Nai Hyuga brushed the tears from the corners of her eyes and shook her head. "Yui's fine. She seems to be unconscious, but she isn't injured..."
Her voice suddenly faltered as she noticed something unusual on Yui's arm.
"Oh! Good, as long as she's all right." Big Bear instantly relaxed at her answer. Not noticing Nai Hyuga's odd reaction, he turned to look at the dune behind them.
A figure was slowly approaching from that direction.
Nai Hyuga stared at the four dark purple dots on Yui's left forearm, gradually becoming lost in thought.
"What are these?" she murmured.
She lifted Yui's arm and examined it. Though she found them strange, she sensed nothing abnormal.
Perhaps they were some sort of decoration Yui had given herself, like