Ch. 4: Sticky Situation (MOON)
Lied and I had left the café and were walking around the town when…-
Village Girl: "Kyaa!!"
We heard the sudden scream of one of the villagers.
Looking, a man with a broad back was rampaging towards us.
Village Girl: "Grab him! That guy's a thief!"
Thief: "Move it!"
The thief was brandishing a knife as he ran.
Lied: "This way."
Lied grabbed my arm and veered to the side of the road to avoid the thief.
Or so I thought…-
Thief: "…!!!"
I had thought Lied was turning towards the side of the road, but he stuck his foot out at the thief.
The thief fell hard.
Thief: "You…you bastard!!"
He must have hit something when he fell, because a painful-looking red swelling appeared on his forehead.
In that time, the townspeople who had been chasing after the thief caught up.
Lied: "Things don't seem to be going too well here either…I wonder if Stimma's ok."
Thief: "Damn…!"
OO: "Eh…-"
The thief took a fleeting glance at me and looked as if he was about to rush towards me…
And in the next instant, the thief had his arm around me.
Lied: "…!"
Thief: "Don't get any closer!"
He pressed the blade to the base of my neck, and the cold sensation made my back go rigid.
Lied: "This is quite the sticky situation…"
Lied let out a deep sigh.