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"Matsuo let me pass."
"Sorry, I can't really do that, Harumi…"
"Very well then. I will carve my way through. Don't blame me for this."
"…!"
Harumi found herself in front of Matsuo. The young man didn't let her pass through. He knew she wanted to assist her mother, but Frank had permanently locked her in place. This was not without a reason. It was obvious that Clementine was strong enough to knock Matsuo out in an instant if she had the chance, and that would leave Frank to fight two at the same time, something like that was way too dangerous.
He wanted to perma-lock into Harumi as well, so Frank wouldn't have to bear all the burdens! And of course, as his fighting partner, he had to take care of a fighter in his enemy side, right? Harumi was the only choice left!