The teen stepped forward again, getting to his knees and bowing his head till it touched the ground. Whatever his brother may have done, he would pay for it all. At the very least, he could free his foster siblings and the woman he loved from bearing such guilt.
'Kyung, you...'
Unlike Toshirou, Eva was more vocal with her protests.
"No! Why should he pay retribution for sins he did not commit!? He didn't do anything, he doesn't have to do anything!"
"That's right!" Ninny added, speaking for them all, "I'm not going to stand for this, none of us are."
"I didn't ask for your opinion, did I? So please, do me a favour, and be quiet."
The aura the bunny-eared girl emitted silenced them. It was a feeling far more dreadful than that of Itsuka's, pleasant to feel, yet held silent promises of hellish pain, far more brutal than anything they could ever imagine.
But just as quick as the aura came, it vanished.
