"Your breathing is very uneven."
Just then.
A gentle voice sounded beside her ear.
Lili startled, her body trembling sharply.
At some point, Tsukuyo Inaba had walked up beside Lili and crouched down slightly.
Even though she could not see, the information her [Mind's Eye] fed back allowed her to clearly perceive Lili's current injuries.
"Your left cheek is slightly red and swollen... probably from that slap just now."
"Your right knee is scraped, and dirt has gotten into it. It'll become inflamed if it isn't treated."
"And your elbow..."
"But fortunately, none of your bones were hurt."
With that.
Tsukuyo Inaba took a spotless white handkerchief from inside her clothes and held it out.
"Wipe yourself off."
The handkerchief was very clean and carried a faint fragrance, entirely out of place in this foul-smelling alley.
However.
Lili instinctively shrank back as though she had been burned.
She avoided that hand.
"I... I'm fine..."
Even Lili's voice was trembling.
"Please..."
"I don't have any money... there's nothing in this bag but some worthless magic stones..."
Lili drew in her neck and lowered her head further, curling her whole body into a ball, trying to protect herself that way.
Hearing that.
Onigawara Rin, who had just finished dealing with the trouble, walked over.
Seeing Lili looking like a frightened rabbit, Onigawara Rin scratched her head too, looking at Tsukuyo Inaba at something of a loss. Her spirits, which had risen slightly after winning the fight, instantly cooled.
They were replaced by an indescribable, stifling feeling.
"Huh..."
"We're not trying to rob you."
"And do we look like people who are short on money?"
"Seriously..."
"We did a good deed, and we're still being treated with suspicion..."
Onigawara Rin spoke with some frustration.
Chapter 77: Meeting the Pallum again (part two)
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