Shimamori gave a sign to one of the guards with a nod and the guard helped Yuki to her feet.
- "You certainly are out of shape, hatamoto Shinon. Pull yourself together". - his words became harsher as if giving an order. - - "Think it yourself: you allowed a second a weakness which could have resulted in sad consequences, but at the same time you showed a commendable feat of resilience. You overcame that mental "influence", whatever it was, and assisted "Zuiryu" in combat. I hope, that was your genuine decision and not another ploy used by that "thing". Your father and your colleagues must be proud of you. To err is human, only the dead don't make mistakes. So do not be too harsh on yourself: eventually, you carried out your duty".
The marquess turned around to look at the notification board still displaying a message asking to wait for the doctor.
- "Eventually, as we have discussed before, the medical examination will give a hint as to what to do next. What I am concerned about, however, is the role of Takahashi in all of this. I have had my suspicions before but even now I do not know if he is what he has claimed to be. You seemed to be close with him, have you heard anything suspicious? Do you know anything about it? " - Shimamori looked at his feet, feeling a mixture of guilt and desire to get to the bottom of this. - "Do not answer if you are not ready to. If you want to talk about this later, let's discuss it after the examination."
