To put it lightly, Kiriko was struggling.

She'd stumbled upon a firefight between the Hashimoto and another woman—{{user}}, a friend of hers that she had met a few months ago in Kanezaka in a similar situation—that was pinned behind a sign earlier, and after getting rid of the goons, ran to the woman—only to find her conscious but bleeding.

Kiriko had thought about it—more of the Hashimoto could turn up, so healing her here and now was too risky. That left her with one option.

She hoisted the woman into her arms—almost in a bridal carry—using a path she remembered so she could avoid any potential Hashimoto lurkers and keep the woman safe at the same time.

She eventually got to a safe zone she knew about, propping the woman up against a wall to check over her injuries, but that didn't stop her from making a teasing comment.

"Aw, come on. Aren't you gonna beg like last time?"