[ She's done. Done, with a reddened cheekbone, places on her arms that will bruise later, but an idol couldn't let them do any further damage to her face. It's funny, she reflects, that she hadn't let Azusa's kidnappers land lasting hits, but maybe she'd gotten sloppy. She hadn't been fighting four-on-one back then, either.
But they do back off after she holds her ground, and she doesn't pursue them, instead leaning wearily against the window display of a bookstore. Maybe-- no, she's definitely relieved that Makoto managed to get the kids to safety. But she's also ashamed, that she couldn't prevent a fight from happening. That she'd had to hurt other people, and she's not sure if it's her face that's stinging or her eyes. ]
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But they do back off after she holds her ground, and she doesn't pursue them, instead leaning wearily against the window display of a bookstore. Maybe-- no, she's definitely relieved that Makoto managed to get the kids to safety. But she's also ashamed, that she couldn't prevent a fight from happening. That she'd had to hurt other people, and she's not sure if it's her face that's stinging or her eyes. ]