Chapter 22 - 13
"You saved me?"
Rize Kamishiro's voice was skeptical, laced with suspicion.
Even though Ryoma had told her to calm down, her instincts were still on high alert. The deadly Rinkaku tendrils emerging from her back were coiled and ready to strike at any moment.
"Yes," Ryoma said simply. "I heard a loud crash, came back, and found you buried under steel beams. I pulled you out and brought you here."
His tone was calm, as if he were discussing something trivial.
"And before you ask—no, I had nothing to do with it. Someone else did it."
Rize's eyes narrowed.
"Do you really expect me to believe that?"
The suspicion in her gaze deepened. Though she had retracted her Kagune slightly, she remained tense, ready to attack at the slightest hint of deception.
Ryoma sighed.
"Think about it logically," he said. "If I had set you up, why would I bring you back to my own place? Why wouldn't I just leave you there to be found by whoever did it?"