Chapter 47

The gray-haired girl stood with her head bowed for a while. Then, as if she’d worked up the courage, she nodded and lifted her head.

"Oh?"

Her courage was enough to surprise me. Granted, she was still half a head shorter than I was.

Then the girl slowly started walking. Her steps were sluggish, as if she had weights tied to her.

She stopped right in front of me, close enough to touch if I reached out.

Only then did I notice. The girl was trembling all over.

...Did she really get the crap beaten out of her?

I gave Yoo Jieun a doubtful look.

But Yoo Jieun didn’t answer. She just watched the girl with a strange smile I’d never seen before.

"H-H-Hello..."...