This had happened before. He was unable to maintain his calm when it came to matters surrounding children. It was a psychological weakness that had, thankfully, yet to be exploited by an enemy. The most optimal course of action was to ignore and go about his business simply.
Yet it was one he struggled to take.
He briefly considered activating his Martial Heart and launching an omnidirectional Transverse Resonance attack, before restraining himself.
He would probably die very quickly if he dared to do that. He would be making a sworn enemy out of every single person in the Derimont Bazaar, and he had no doubt that he would be confronted by multiple Martial Artists, even Martial Seniors, and that would be it. And yet, when he looked at the terrified expressions on all those girls and boys, he felt his restraint slipping.
STEP
He walked away with a grave expression. 'I'm sorry...'
