The girl cornered by the Hounds frowned slightly, looking rather at a loss.
She kept looking around, as though hoping someone could help her.
Stelle had only just arrived when she noticed that the girl had spotted her.
There were hardly any other tourists nearby. Stelle's appearance seemed to give the girl hope, and she suddenly broke free of the Hounds and hurried over.
"S-sorry! Please help me..."
Only when the girl came closer did Stelle realize how unusual her eyes were, like a colorful starry sky.
Stelle had met plenty of people with beautiful, unusual eye colors, such as Professor Dr. Ratio, Aventurine, and Argenti, but this girl was only the second person she had seen whose eyes seemed to reflect an entire landscape.
The first had been Little Fish. The boy's pale gray eyes were not as colorful as this girl's, but they were as clear as a mirror, reflecting everything he saw.
Speaking of Little Fish... if Jiang Yu had been here, he would surely have recognized the girl running over for help at a glance.
Firefly, the Ms. Samuel whom the Stellaron Hunter Silver Wolf had mentioned-in other words, Sam.
But Stelle clearly knew nothing about that. After all, when Jiang Yu had asked for photos last time, he had only shared the Mech portion he cared about.
Now, faced with a beautiful girl asking for help, Stelle planted both hands on her hips and declared boldly, "Protecting beautiful girls is my duty!"
By now, the Hounds nearby had recovered and chased after her, surrounding the two of them. One called out, "Guys, she's got an accomplice!"
"Perfect. Take them both down!" another barked.
The Hounds' thugs moved to attack without another word. Stelle naturally wasn't about to sit there and take it. She drew her