"Do you think I went too far just now?"
Out on the street, Ellin looked at Chongyun beside her.
"No, I know you were doing it for my sake, so..."
Chongyun began to explain.
But Ellin glanced at him and said cheerfully, "Oh, come on. You can't hide that unhappy little face."
"If there's anything you want to say or ask, just say it."
"I..."
Chongyun pursed his lips. After much hesitation, he asked, "Wasn't it wrong to hit her?"
"What? Do you think attacking an ordinary person isn't how an adeptus should behave?"
Ellin smiled. "People may call me an adeptus, but I think I'm more [human] than anything else."
"I get angry and sad too. I'm not as detached from joy and desire as the adepti."
"Didn't you just say you didn't mind being questioned, but that she couldn't insult me because I was your friend?"
"Then put yourself in my shoes. You're my friend, and you take pride in being an exorcist. Calling you a fraud was an insult to you."
"You might have concerns or burdens that keep you from hitting her, but I'm different. I don't care what other people think of me."
"You're my friend. When she insults you, I get angry."
"If there's something you can't do, I'll do it. If there's someone you can't punch, I'll punch them."
"Sometimes, the way I do things is pretty similar to a certain relative of yours."
"With some people, violence works much better than reasoning."
"Take that woman just now. The more you tried to reason with her, the more she'd push her luck and keep hurling abuse."
"But use force, and you get results right away."
"See? Once I hit her, she didn't dare disrespect you again."
Ellin turned to Chongyun with a sweet