The small hand grasped his backhand.
"..."
There was basically no need for many words; she used her actions to prove her trust in him.
The group walked through the rainforest with torches, shouting her name.
"Kami...! Kami...!"
The voices echoed, but there was no response at all.
Soon, they had been searching inside for nearly an hour. There was no sign, causing their patience to wear thin.
Someone couldn't help but say:
"Ultimately, it's all because of that man that Kami entered the rainforest."
The one speaking was a man from Country D, who had helped Kami before.
It was obvious whom he was insinuating against.
"Exactly, he even publicly claimed that Kami followed him into the rainforest because she liked him. How could a grown man be so shameless?"
The woman in the group spoke, then couldn't help but say to the person next to her:
"Maybe he wanted to do something to Kami, she refused, and then he—"
As she spoke, she made a slicing gesture across her neck.
