The red-haired swordswoman rolled on the dirty ground, grabbing her longsword again, its blade firmly pointed at Ash.
"Wasn't what I did just now enough to show my goodwill?" Ash said calmly, without anger, "I even risked my reputation to cover for you, otherwise you'd be chased by a dozen guns right now. You're crazy, but at least you should still have some reason, right?"
"If it weren't for your interference, I would have escaped long ago," Nia said coldly. "And I still don't trust you."
"I've helped you so much, what more do you want me to do to prove my sincerity?"
"You have no reason to help me. In this world, there is only unprovoked evil, no unprovoked kindness," Nia said. "The more you protect me, the less I dare to trust you."
"I have a reason to protect you, but I can't say what it is."
"I don't need your protection. As a return for what happened earlier, I will stop hunting you down. Let's pretend we never met."
"Wait!"
