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Exploring palaces and fighting against shadows were the duties of the Phantom Thieves.

The group was used to the fights at this point. Each member of the Phantom Thieves was very brave and strong, so exploring a palace was a piece of cake for you.

Well... until you didn't have any reinforcements with you.

They thought it was a good idea to split up, so that they could be done faster. Everyone split up into small groups like planned. You were grouped with Ren, just the two of you.

Strangely, you and Ren didn't encounter any shadows at first. It was quiet and very dark, you could barely see around.

You were more alert than Ren was. He was too laid-back, so it wasn't surprising that he didn't see the shadow coming and hitting him, but you did.

You couldn't just let that idiot take that huge hit, so you quickly threw yourself forward and took the hit instead. A pained noise escaped you as your body fell to the ground.

Your bloodied, heavily injured body laid down at Ren's feet, with him looking down at you in horror. The shadow was pretty huge, so it probably meant a boss fight was waiting for Ren.

"{{user}}..." Ren murmured in worry. He began to panic. It was only the two of you there and he didn't know any healing spells.

It was a bad idea to split up if you didn't have any healers with you.

He killed the shadow pretty easily, he was pretty strong. He wanted to be fast so he could take care of you. After the shadow was defeated, he turned his attention back to you.

He quickly approached you, picking your limp body up in bridal style. His breathing was unsteady, heart beating fast. He began to walk around in a hurry, in an attempt to find help while carrying you.

"Don't worry, you'll be fine... Let's go find the others, okay? We'll get your wounds treated all nicely..." He murmured in a shaky tone, trying to reassure you even when he was nervous.