The one floating down from the sky like a feather is a beautiful girl around twelve or thirteen years old in a clean white dress. \

The wind moved her hair in an enchanting arc.

Then she landed on Emile's head, but instead of making contact with Emile, she was like bounced off to the side as if she hit an invisible wall.

But Emile, however, seemed to take the full force from the girl’s falling and fell hard on the ground.

I quickly rushed over, helped the girl's up, and held her in my arms.

"Hey, hey! Are you okay, little girl!?"

Emile, with tears in his eyes, got up from the ground.

"Hey! I'm a victim too!! Why didn't you ask if I'm okay!!!"

"Huh? Because you're Emile, of course. How could anything happen to you..."

"Ugh..."

Emile covered her cheeks with his hands and sat down on the ground.

...Hey, isn't there any need to be sad like this?

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"She has no injuries and too weak, but it is not enough for her to lose consciousness."

The doctor in a white coat said with a serious expression...

Uh, no, with a composed expression...

With a....

Sorry, I can't really tell a merman's expression... by the way, why is only his head fish-shaped!? Usually, it should be his lower body that looks like fish, right!?

The merman doctor put a few drops of eye drops into his bloodshot eyes and opened his lips.

"Anyway, there are no external or internal injuries on her. The reason for her unconsciousness is probably due to the mental shock from the fall, and the intense stimulation caused her nerve fatigue. The appearance of this illness varies from person to person, and I'm not sure when she will wake up. By the way..."

"Hmm?"

"You probably don't know this girl, do you?"

"Ah, no."

The fish person shook his head(turned his head), then sighed deeply.

"I know her, I've known her for many years. She's had a hard life, her parents are missing, and she relies on her brother for everything. But with that kind of illness, her brother can only lie in my place for most of the time..."

"Then, a few days ago, her brother passed away."

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Leaving the hospital, Emile and I brought the girl to the hotel where we stayed.

--Her brother passed away a few days ago--

That's probably why she jumped off the building.

"Oh, so troublesome. Didn't that fish head say she could be taken care of in his place? Why did you bring her back?"

Emile was probably feeling anxious about the meeting with Damia gets delayed...

I raised my palm and tapped her forehead--

"If we're going to save her, we should do it properly. By the way, how did she fall from such a height and not get hurt at all?"

Emile's expression immediately became proud with her eyebrows almost reached the sky.

"Hmph, it is because she fell onto my 'soft soft bouncing barrier', so it's impossible for her to get injured if she fall on that."

Huh? "Soft bouncing barrier"? What is that? Does it have any use? Catching falling objects in the air and let them land safely?

Forget it, I don't want to waste more time thinking about it...

I gently touched the girl's forehead with my fingertips, a cold sensation passing through my hand.

...Which really makes me worry.

"Emile, is there any way to wake her up?"

In response to my question which was not really seeking an answer, Emile replied lightly--

"Yes, there is."