——Katsu Rintarō?
Upon realizing that the middle-aged man he had just rescued was the same Katsu Rintarō he had encountered on the street that afternoon, Tachibana Aoto's expression subtly changed.
To unexpectedly encounter Katsu Rintarō twice in a single day is quite a coincidence... though the timing and setting of this second meeting are somewhat delicate.
Currently, there's no time to linger on the old man—Aoto swiftly withdrew his attention from Katsu Rintarō, then flicked his wrist, deflecting Shinno's sword with a clang.
Shinno had already regained composure from the shock of "someone suddenly appearing at the window."
With a stern face, he jumped back several steps to widen the distance between him and Aoto.
Seizing this opportunity as Shinno retreated, Aoto gracefully leaped down from the window sill, placing himself between Shinno and Katsu Rintarō.
"Finally climbed up..." Harada gasped as he crawled in through another window from the side.
