[h2]Mihama Nanako[/h2]

It was true, Meltryllis hadn't directed the comments directly at the other girl. But that still didn't mean they were right. Nanako opened her mouth again...

... And slowly shut it.

It had taken a moment for her to really take in what Meltryllis was saying. While the comments about that girl had been uncalled for, at the same time... it had never been about her, had it? It had been about Nanako herself. Meltryllis... Meltryllis had, in a roundabout and rather overly harsh way, been showing her concern for her Master. And now that had become so much more obvious through the Alter Ego's words. She'd already know that Meltryllis had been trying to protect her, before. She already knew her Servant actually did care about her, even if she didn't want to show it.

But she'd now basically admitted as much. Meltryllis's true colors had come shining through.

"... So that's how it is, huh?" Nanako commented, smiling slightly, "You're right, Meltryllis-san, let's get going. I need to make sure I get out and get some exercise after all, right?"

It didn't mean that Nanako wasn't going to say anything, if Meltryllis did happen to talk overly harshly about someone else even if it wasn't directly targeted at them. She didn't need to say it so loudly.

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[h2]Saber - Benienma[/h2]

The moment her Master said what was going on, Benienma was off like a shot. The sheer speed of her movement sent a gust of wind whipping across the small outdoor dining section around the restaurant, and it continued to follow her as she darted through confused crowds. Almost immediately she'd already arrived at the alley...

... In time to see the kidnapper force the little girl to summon her Servant to use as a weapon against Kaguya-hime.

Almost immediately, anger rose in the diminutive Saber's heart. Not only was he kidnapping a child, but he was using drugs for force her compliance, to force her to summon her Servant. Not only was he doing that, but he was forcing her Servant to attack the people attempting to rescue her...!

This would not stand.

As the Assassin raised one arm, a blade extending from it, to make a strike at the Caster, Benienma was already moving.

In a shower of sparks and the ringing sound of metal clashing against metal, the redheaded enma's blade had already been unsheathed, already whipped through the air, and already deflected the karakuri ninja's attack!

But her attention was fixed solidly on the kidnapper himself. At this point, the mystic code filtering perception was growing weaker from all the attention directed towards him.

"Kidnapping a child and forcing her Servant to aid your escape attempt... you are nothing more then the basest of sinners dechi!"

Immediately, Benienma had already moved to force a gap between the Assassin and herself, an opening through which she could strike at the kidnapper directly.

If she took his arms, he could no longer hold onto the child.

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