(Thank you very much for the tips from 'Pickled Ai', 'Thunder', 'Gensokyo's Undisciplined', and 'Pokémon'!') ）

Although it is just an ordinary street with no benches around it, there are flower beds on the side of the street.

Noah helped the girl with her black hair slightly over her shoulders to the edge of the flowerbed and sat down along the edge of the flowerbed.

Then, under the girl's gaze, Noah crouched in front of the girl.

"Let me see."

With these words, Noah also reached out and lifted the girl's feet and put them on his knees.

Seeing this, the girl seemed to feel very uncomfortable with Noah's behavior, and as if she was not used to the kindness of others, she lowered her head and opened her mouth with the sound of mosquitoes.

"That's... That one... Don't bother..."

"What's the trouble of helping an injured person?" Noah didn't even raise his head, and with skillful techniques, he began to gently press the girl's ankles.

"Don't look at me like this, I used to be a health teacher, but if you sprain your foot and have an injury of this magnitude, as long as there is nothing wrong with your bones, it will be able to help you heal it in a while, so bear with it first."

"It's... The girl nodded almost subconsciously, and then looked at Noah, who was concentrating on pressing her ankle for herself, in a daze, and suddenly lost her mind.

For a girl, this is probably the first time she has met someone who is just helping her out of pure kindness, right?

No, strictly speaking, the time when Noah helped the girl get rid of the three ruffians was the first time that the girl really faced the kindness and kindness of others.

Even though. At that time, Noah didn't make a move. Because of the protection of some mysterious power in her body, the girl will not be hurt by those three ruffians. But the girl is still very grateful to Noah.

First, it was indeed the first time that the girl had received help from someone else who really had no purpose.

Second, as long as it doesn't cause harm, the girl can't refuse what others do to her.

Thirdly, the girl's grandfather and brother clearly told the girl that it would not be long before the mysterious power in her body that had been protecting her for ten years would be exhausted, and every time she protected the girl, that power would be consumed again.

So. The girl hoped, if she could, that she would try to preserve the remaining strength.

After all, once that power is exhausted, what awaits the girl will be hell in the true sense of the word.

As soon as she thought of this, the girl's heart was clouded with a thick shadow and confusion.

Last time and this time, the strange boy in front of him can still help himself.

Well, next time. When the power in his body that has always protected him is exhausted and he is forced to go to hell, is there anyone else who can help him?

The girl can only be so helpless and dazed in luxury.

Because, the girl knows. What a cruel, ruthless and indisobedient person that grandfather in his own family was.

At least, for maidens, with the power of a maiden. It was completely impossible to escape the old man's grasp.

In such a situation, Noah's help. Slightly, a trace of the shadow in his heart was dispelled.

For the girl's heart. Noah naturally couldn't have guessed.

After all, Noah didn't know much about mind reading.

Noah could only vaguely guess from the girl's performance that she was a person with a story.

At the moment, while rubbing the girl's ankles, Noah spoke coldly.

"By the way, what's your name?"

This question directly stopped the girl.

It's not that the girl's name is so unsightly, it's just that the girl was a little surprised that Noah suddenly asked such a question.

Remember, yesterday, the girl also tried to ask Noah's identity after helping her, but she couldn't get a response from Noah.

Why is Noah throwing this question back now?

"Yesterday, I just thought there was a good chance that we wouldn't have a chance to meet, so it didn't feel necessary to introduce each other."

This time, Noah saw what the girl was thinking from the girl's surprised performance, and smiled slightly.

"But today, it seems that we are quite destined."

Hearing this, the girl couldn't help but smile, and then realized that this seemed a little impolite, so she quickly restrained herself and lowered her head.

"My name is Sakura Makiri."

"Sakura?" Noah nodded and said this nonchalantly.

"Pretty nice name."

Sakura tilted her head in confusion.

"Thanks... Thanks for the compliment..."

In the face of Sakura's confusion, Noah smiled and said nothing.

That confusion should be caused by Noah calling Kirizakura's name, right?

In this country, only people who have a very good relationship will call each other by their first names, and generally only each other's last names will be used when they come to each other.

Noah and Sakura have only had a one-sided relationship.

Directly called by Noah's name, of course Sakura will be confused.

It's just that this girl doesn't seem to be disgusted, and she still looks at Noah in a daze.

"That..."

"My name is Noah? Dolea. Before Kirizakura could ask directly, Noah answered.

"You can just call me Noah."

"Noah..."Sakura read it twice, and after remembering the name in her heart, she fell into an awkward silence because she didn't know what to say.

Noah nodded as if he didn't notice Sakura's embarrassment.

"It's just a little twisted, it didn't hurt the muscles and bones, and it will be cured soon."

After saying that, Noah's hand that pressed on Sakura's ankle began to slowly flow a trace of magic and poured it into Sakura's feet.

In the past, in the face of such an injury, Noah also directly used magic power to heal.

However, Noah didn't find out.

Just as Noah's hand was flowing with a trace of magic, Sakura Makiri's pretty face suddenly changed, and she immediately lowered her head vigorously, as if she was going to cover something, and stopped talking.

After a while, Noah, who felt that he should be about the same, stopped the flow of magic and clapped his hands.

"Okay, there should be no problem, you can try it yourself and see if it hurts."

"Yes..."Sakura replied, slowly stood up, and after toe-toe-toe, she found that there was no pain, so she bowed her head to Noah and thanked her.

"Thank you very much for both yesterday and today."

"It's just a gesture for me." Noah waved his hand, and then looked directly at Sakura.

"But it doesn't seem strange to you even if it happens every day, right?"

Sakura's shoulders trembled slightly, and she fell silent.

Noah spread his hands and said this.

"As I said yesterday, you have to learn to protect yourself, and if you blindly endure it, it will only make those who want to see your pretty face with tears on it even more."

With that, Noah turned around and walked in the direction of the restaurant opposite.

"In the future, remember to be careful."

Sakura raised her head and looked at Noah's back as she gradually walked into the restaurant, with a suffocating sadness in her eyes.

Sakura also wants to protect herself.

But with the power of Kirizakura, I can only hope for the protection of others...

……

Back in the dining room, Noah, who was back in his seat, looked out through the window.

There, the figure of Sakura has disappeared.

But Noah didn't look away, but kept looking in that direction, his eyes flickering slightly.

I don't know why, for the girl called Sakura Makiri, Noah always felt as if there was something special.

The special here does not mean that Sakura is a person with a story, but that the other party itself has something special.

For example, constitution and the like.

"Could it be that the kid named Sakura is a magician?" Noah groaned.

"But there doesn't seem to be any trace of magic on that child's body, right?"

Saying this, Noah was more or less unsure.

No way, Sakura did give Noah a special feeling.

And because of the relationship between being hit hard by Orpheus in the world of "Demon High School", Noah is no longer so confident in his sensing ability.

Therefore, when he said this, Noah's tone was full of uncertainty.

"Also, what the child's brother said, I don't know why, is also a little concerned."

Kicked anyway and couldn't hit?

Why would that seaweed head be so sure that he couldn't kick it?

Is Kirizakura 100% sure that she will dodge?

Shouldn't that be the case?

That's what would cause that even if that seaweed head kicks Kirizakura, Kirizakura won't be kicked.

"It's only been less than two days since you came across something so interesting?" Noah, who couldn't think of a reason, suddenly smiled.

"This Fuyuki City really hides a lot of secrets..." (To be continued......)