Strike Back! Part X

“I am. ...Thanks for saving us just in time.”

“You were in trouble. I had to.”

Hearing that, Shin moved his lips like he was about to smile but chose to just nod silently. And that made the brown-haired girl with emerald, green eyes let out a loud laugh instantly.

“You know her?”

Tryne walked to cling to Shin’s shoulder like he was too exhausted to stand by himself.

“She’s a friend,” Shin replied casually.

“Oh, I didn’t know you had such a pretty friend.” Tryne drawled delightedly. “...Hi, my name is Tryne. I have to thank you for saving us in time like this.”

“It’s okay, Tryne. I'm happy to help anyway.” After speaking, she looked down at Shin’s arm. “Oh my god, Shin, you’re hurt! You have a curse on your arm again?”

“Er, this is fine. I'll just need some potion to dispel it later.”

Shin said carefreely, before gesturing a sign for them to hurry up and move on to the center of the town for now, even though he was still curious about how this woman got here and saved him.