"What do you mean?" asked Neon.
"A deal. I would do everything I can to protect you from all the bullying, along with every person who wants to harm you in any way possible.
"You have already seen that I can use magic without using any sort of incantation or magic circle, which already puts me many levels ahead of the rest of the students present here. I'm confident that I'd be able to protect you from anyone but Leon—and even if he decided to harm you, I wouldn't go down without a fight," I replied.
"Why would you—"
It seemed like she was going to ask me why I was willing to do this for her but then stopped herself midway when she realized that I'd already given the answer for this just a few seconds ago.
She then stayed silent for a moment as she continued to think things over in her head. Then finally she looked at me and spoke.