Facing the ferocious attack of the man, the little girl did not rush to dodge. Instead, she moved her body slightly to the side, cleverly dodging the attack.

Following that, the little girl maintained her suppressing motion, casually sweeping her not-so-long legs.

"What?"

The man lost his balance due to the attack and easily fell to the ground.

"Uh..."

Then, just like the man before, he had an intimate encounter with the ground.

"You dare treat me like this, and you still want me to show mercy to you, this little one? Forget about it."

The man cursed and prepared to stand up again, but...

"Ah, it hurts."

Immediately, the little girl suppressed him on the ground in the same manner, and he could only grimace in pain.

"You little brat."

However, the man did not give up easily. Even in such an unfavorable situation, he did not intend to surrender. He struggled to stand up, as he was a young man who never easily gave up. But...

"It hurts!"

The more he struggled, the more pain he felt in his arms, as if he was handcuffed. Although he tried hard to break free, there was another powerful force suppressing him. The arm at the center of the two forces could not bear the pressure, emitting a creaking sound of bones cracking.

What kind of strange power is this? It feels like being caught by a monster.

The man couldn't help but think amidst his screams.

"You monster, release me now!"

The pain had caused the man to lose his reason. His thunderous roar was particularly clear in the morning.

"I can let go, as long as you promise to leave immediately."

The little girl, unwavering, continued to hold to her previous words even as the man became furious.

In the face of the little girl's repeated defiance, the man was infuriated to the extreme.

"You, if you don't release me, I will flatten your home. I am..."

Just then.

"It seems a bit noisy this morning!"

From somewhere came the slightly leisurely voice of a man.

The three, including the little girl, all turned to look towards the source of the voice.

There stood a middle-aged man in his thirties, dressed smartly with a calm demeanor. Clearly, he was not from around here, so the little girl could not have known him. Although she had hardly seen such attire, she knew it must be expensive and beyond her imagination.

As for the other two...

"Ah, Lord Duke."

"Duke Crepes, please save us."

They immediately beseeched the middle-aged man for help, seeming to know him.

"Well..."

After a brief thought, the middle-aged man spoke in a very friendly tone.

"Little girl, although I do not know what happened, please release them for now. I will handle the rest."

"....Alright."

Although hesitant, the little girl complied. It was not because the man was a duke – in the end, the little girl, born in the slums, had no idea about such titles or what nobility meant. Simply put, she felt that the middle-aged man before her was someone who kept his word.

After being freed, the two men did not lay a hand on the little girl like before, but ran towards the middle-aged man. Meanwhile...

"Lord Duke, this person suddenly attacked us."

"Yes, that monster attacked us for no reason. Please, Lord Duke, handle that monster according to the law, or this place will only become more chaotic."

The two pointed at the little girl and reported to the middle-aged man.

Moreover, it's us again. When did you become so close? Weren't you best buddies?