Chapter 71
[Unexpectedly, before you could act, Ibuki Yuko lunged at you. She pushed you out of the truck’s path, and the green iron beast roared past your feet, crashing into the library wall.]
[As the dust raised by the truck settled, passersby rushed to both sides, some to check on the truck driver, and others gathered around you and Ibuki Yuko.]
[You helped Ibuki Yuko up, thanked the concerned onlookers, and carefully checked her body, confirming that she only had a scraped right elbow.]
[From the passenger seat of the truck, a young man hurriedly got out. Together with a few pedestrians, he helped to lift the middle-aged driver from the driver’s seat. The young man apologized to you, explaining that his father, who was driving, had suddenly experienced severe chest pain, losing control of the vehicle. He asked if you could accompany them to the hospital for a check-up. You looked at Ibuki Yuko, and she shook her head.]
[You declined the young man’s offer. He pulled out his wallet and handed you all the money in it, along with a business card.]
[You accepted the money and the business card.]
[While you were talking to the young man, Ibuki Yuko had already started walking, holding her right arm up to avoid getting blood on her clothes, calmly crossing the street.]
[The wound on her arm and the dust on her clothes highlighted her disheveled state, but this dishevelment transformed into a touch of elegance in her serene demeanor, like the Western patterns on a luxurious kimono belt, which not only did not detract from the kimono’s grace but added a sense of noble inclusiveness.]
[You caught up with her and took her to a nearby community hospital, using the compensation money to pay for the consultation fee.]