‍ ‍‍𝒔𝒖𝒛𝒖𝒌𝒊 ，𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐘𝐎

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‶ Okay, then let’s go.ʺ

He was probably right about her being exhausted, after all she can barely stand on her own two feet.

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‶ Now you know.ʺ She chuckled herself.

it didn’t take that long, but she still bears with it until it was finally over with.

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‶ I do.ʺ Nodding her head.

She just waited patiently for this to be over with, so she can finally rest.

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‶ Still, you scared them to never come back ever again. Which I’d say was a bit hilarious to see.ʺ

She knows what he meant, he doesn’t have to tell her twice or thrice.

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‶ Because I bumped into you that day, and you basically told those officers to leave me alone before basically beating them up that the last one ran away.ʺ

Well, at least it’s not her leg this time. Arm is less of a big deal than a leg.

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‶ and as a result, few of us were arrested. Except me since I was never caught.ʺ

He isn’t wrong, Taiyō is used to feeling pain actually regardless to what extent.

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‶ It branded us as criminals because we forced people to confess their crimes, against their own will.ʺ

She followed him, she expected it’s going to be painful but she’ll have to bear with it like always.

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‶ The way we did things, we had our target confess their crimes publicly but for that to work there are requirements to be met.ʺ

She got up, and followed alongside him with ease. She can walk just fine, so that’s good at least.

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‶ .. I promised them, I’ll find out the culprit behind it. That’s what our group stood for, but I still have no leads to this day. Eh? Okay.ʺ

She wasn’t one to refuse, not when he’s been nice to her and everything.

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‶ I know. I just thought she changed her ways but I was a fool to even think that.. I just go see my biological parents, who were you know.. killed.. when I was still a baby..ʺ

She put her bandage back on, her wrist was obviously broken as evident that she can only move her fingers.

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‶ You know how my foster mother is.. abusive. Ever since my brother got arrested she got more abusive. She was in control when he was around but now.. she got worse..ʺ

So that bruise, is from violence nothing more nothing less. a truth she wanted to hide no matter what.

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‶ I know. I just don’t want to burden you with my family problems and all the like..ʺ

She was surprised he said that, it’s not the first time he said something like that but still it always catches her off guard.

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‶ What is it..? ʺ

She could hear him mumble even if he did it in a soft voice, that hug caught her a bit off guard but she said nothing. Just letting him hold her close to him.

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‶ Well, I warned you.ʺ

Unwrapping the bandage fully, then he could see a bruise on her wrist a large one which definitely isn’t from falling. No wonder she didn’t want him to see.

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‶ Don’t say I didn’t warn you.ʺ

She would slowly unwrap the bandage, true he’s seen worse but if he sees this he’s definitely going to be furious. Not like hiding it would help her case.

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‶ Mikazuki, my wounds are nothing impressive to look at. I know.. I believe you.ʺ

Yes, but eventually he’ll find out.

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‶ Because you wouldn’t want to see? it’s nothing impressive to look at after all.ʺ

Probably because it would be obvious it’s no accident, especially on the hand she has bandaged up.

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‶ .. Well, they aren’t terrible.ʺ

She looked away again, considering she doesn’t want to show them they could be somewhat bad yet not life-threatening to begin with.

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‶ .. Yes, it doesn’t hurt a lot.ʺ

She looked away, she clearly didn’t want to say how she got that injury to begin with. Maybe it was through maintenance or when she piloted that mech of her’s? It’s rather complicated situation.

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‶ … By an accident —ʺ

She pulled her hand back, covering up that scar with her sleeve embarrassed he noticed that.

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‶ … Nothing, just nothing -ʺ

She ran a hand through her own hair, when she did he did see a faint burn scar on her wrist, while her other hand was bandaged up to her fingers but not entirely.

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‶ … I don’t —ʺ

She just looked upwards, the good thing was she was sitting and not standing. There might be something she could be hiding, whatever it was.

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‶ … I don’t know —ʺ

It is so. Seems, Orga still didn’t tell him about it since he seems clueless to it all. She just held the sleeve down, it was hardly noticeable that she could barely see. But that’s just exhaustion from work, nothing too serious.

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‶ … it’s just -ʺ

That makes some sense. She just pulled down the sleeves to hide the wounds from those few accidents, one of them was from using Alaya up to its last limit. But he didn’t know that, Orga did since he seen it happen.

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She didn’t stop him, she just let him do so. She used to be one of the best pilots, but lately she’s only been making mistakes left and right. Yet, no one scolded her even once for them.

‶ … Mika -ʺ

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She looked elsewhere, but it was evident she wasn’t doing so well mentally. Those wounds from piloting were proof how bad it was as of late.

‶ .. Nothing -ʺ

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