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Azuma quietly watched Rin as he scrambled on his knees and winced and moaned, all while thanking Azuma for arriving in time.
The three boys have laughed and mocked Azuma for being a 'friend' of a loser' before they kicked Kaneki a few more times and just left.
"Y-you know…" Kaneki smiled painfully, "I could have easily fought back! B-but they're… ouch–!"
He staggered as soon as he got up.
Rin placed a hand on the wall to support himself and wiped the blood off his nose. The bright grin never left him, and it reminded Azuma of his grandmother.
"Anyways… thanks again…" Kaneki coughed, "They were just angry-uh, friends do this you know?"
Azuma had never asked for such explanations, but he regarded the beaten-up boy for a short while.
He was so clearly weak.
And pathetic.
"Uh… why are you here, by the way?"
