She had no idea, so she had to turn back to look him in the eye and see see herself what fate awaited her.
So she did, slowly, taking in his features, preparing for the worst.
Except, yet again, she would not be able to predict this boy's actions, which explained why her eyes widened at what she saw.
He was simply...sitting there, right next to her, contemplating the ground as if it was the most interesting thing in the world.
But that wasn't what shocked Nonaka Yuki.
It was the mournful look that overtook his usually positive disposition that stopped her short, as well as the glassy eyes that accompanied them.
The far-off look in his eye also helped the hero to recognize that the blond was remembering something, something that brought pain to the young man.
What she didn't know was that he was remembering his sibling in every sense of the word except blood.
The sibling that he had gained through friendship and lost to hate.
The sibling with that damned fan symbol on their back.
Those glassy eyes finally regarded her with a quiet, almost wistful smile.
"...I do know..."
That was all that needed to be said.
She took the hand.
Nonaka Yuki couldn't help but wince at every step as Uzumaki carefully helped her walk out of the forested area that they fought in, taking extra care not to excacerbate her battered bones.
She hated to admit it, but he really did a number on her.
Still...the outcome of this fight ended up being far more positive than she initially imagined, even if she was pretty battered.
No one died, and despite her fierce belief in keeping the Hero Tribe safe from all potential threats, she still preferred to preserve life rather than take it.
Yes...this ended much better than she could have reasonably expected.
The hero, who's head was high above the clouds, quickly ended her musings when a large red circle with intricate symbols appeared near their location.
Practically right in front of them as a matter of fact.
Both humans stopping to stare at the glowing symbol that appeared out of nowhere, but both had varying reactions to it.
Naruto stopped out of genuine confusion and curiosity, wheras Yuki stopped out of shock at the absolutely terrible timing that she had in coming here.
Yuki just sighed at her misfortune.
There went her cover in Kuoh Academy...
Out of the magical circle that illuminated the dark forest with crimson light, was none other than Rias Gremory and her Peerage, emerging from it with the assurance and confidence beffiting those that were at ease in their territory.
Rias, for her part, gathered her Peerage in order to respond to the bursts of energy signals that were coming from the forest in the northwest of Kuoh Town, unsure of who or what was causing the disturbance.
According to Akeno, who was the one who sensed the disturbance in the first place thanks to her superior sensing abilities, the power that popped in her radar was unfamiliar to her.
Yet...not completely foreign.
To be perfectly honest, the Gremory heiress expected to see a being from a supernatural faction that they have not yet met before, or a cocky stray devil from that was once a being that they were not yet familiar with that had to be put down.
Either or seemed plausible.
Which was why she was going to have Koneko use her advanced and sensitive eyes, nose, and ears to find out more before they engaged with this possibly hostile intruder.
At least, that's what she was planning on doing until she noticed that they were being stared at as soon as they entered the forest.
To be blunt, she did not expect to see was the boy that Sona and herself were interested in; Uzumaki Naruto, who was holding a battered girl that wore the Kuoh Academy uniform.
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