Raika's voice trembled as she spoke, her gaze fixed on the floor. The weight of the night's horrors pressed heavily upon her, the fear still raw in her voice. "There was a man... in the street," she said, her words coming out in a broken whisper. "He was almost—almost going to rape me. My God, I thought... I thought I was done for."
The woman, Tatsuya's mother, gasped in shock, her hand flying to her mouth. The horror in her eyes was palpable as she processed Raika's words. Her face turned a deep shade of red, her hands trembling as she hurried to Raika's side. "Oh, dear!" she exclaimed, her voice fraught with concern. "I am so terribly sorry, Emperor's daughter. I didn't realize... I didn't know how to help properly."
