Churu was alive! She was gasping for air as she panicked and look around. For a moment, Aki's mind malfunctioned.
How could she be alive?
Earlier, he confirmed that she was dead. He checked her pulse and even tried to revive her, but to no avail. An hour before Tora arrived, he tried checking her once again and her body had gone cold while her lips were already turned into a purple hue. Hence, with great effort, he took off his piece of clothes to use as her cover.
But now, her colors had returned to normal as if she just woke up from a temporary sleep. Impossible.
Aki was too distraught about the supposed dead child that he couldn't think straight for a moment.
"You!" As Churu looked around, she saw Aki's tall figure staring at her direction with shock engraved on his front. Trying to stand up, Churu wobbled back as her strength hasn't returned. "Where's To — Yamada-san?" Almost slipping out Tora's real name to him, Churu corrected and asked.