Chapter 47: Shadows and Schemes: Chapter 47 Things that can be tolerated and cannot

Amidst the clamor of the two nearby, Idiot's face remained utterly expressionless. He constantly soothed the baby girl, holding her tight until her crying turned into sobs and her tiny hands clung desperately to his clothes. Only then did he slowly stand up.

"What did you do just now, kid?" Blood Extinguisher spoke. Its bloody pupil stayed closed, speaking only in his mind.

Idiot shook his head gently; he also didn't know what he had done. In that instant, the image of a clay figure demonstrating the Eclipse Strike (the first core technique of the Six-Technique Swordsmanship) flashed through his mind. 

There was no time to think; he had to act as this was the quickest way he knew to save the infant. By the time he was aware, the baby had been securely back in his arms.

Lifting his head, his eyes, cold under the unkempt hair, swept over the two surrounding him. Without another word, he prepared to leave immediately.