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"What's wrong?" His simple question lingered in Shizuka's mind, not seeming to drown down as she tried to process what he just asked.
Shizuka voiced no response towards his question and took his offered hand. Isseiris paid no mind to her unusual silence and pulled her up carefully, holding onto her small hands firmly.
Shizuka took a deep breath quietly and exhaled, "I-It's nothing... Don't worry. Let's take care of Ria-chan, shall we?"
From his point of view, Shizuka was uneasy. She was sweating all over and her movements became stiff. When he first stepped into the room, he found her sitting on the floor with her eyes closed tightly, as if she was trying to block her view from something else.
