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[chronosbled]

"Yuri, you're hurt. Did that happen when you protected me during our recent battle?" Byleth couldn't help but express concern for the other, it all happened so fast she didn't have the chance to stop it. There was guilt that welled up within her, so she went closer to him.

"Let me tend to your injury. Come."

🐺 — NORMALLY THE PROFESSOR WAS PRETTY QUICK ON HER FEET, always looking out for everyone else and trying her best to make sure nobody got injured, but because of that... she rarely ever looked out for herself. And that was Yuri had made it his job to do so, even if that meant blocking half of the blow with his sword and taking the rest with his shoulder. It wasn't like he hadn't gotten injuries like this before, after all, he was the king of the underworld and that often lead to a lot of shady altercations so this was nothing new. Though, despite that, the professor seemed pretty shaken up by the whole ordeal once she discovered how he'd gotten injured, especially since she took the time to seek him out.

🐺 — "What? This little thing? Hah, it's nothing but a mere scratch." He gives a small shake of his head that's followed by one of his signature laughs, CLEARLY TRYING TO SHRUG OFF THE CONCERN BYLETH PRESENTED FORWARD. She really had nothing to worry about. He was much older than most of the other students within the academy so he knew how to take care of himself, had been doing so from the time he was a child. Yet despite how much he tried to make light of the situation, the look of guilt in her eyes made him exhale softly, removing his hand from the place upon his shoulder to reveal a somewhat mild injury — nothing to be crying over, it merely looked bad due to how much it was bleeding.

🐺 — "You really aren't going to let this go, are you?" HE FIGURED THAT HE MAY AS WELL ASK, never know when you'll be able to wiggle your way out of a situation after all, but he knew she wouldn't budge on this one. She felt like it was her fault, after all. "Yeah... Yeah, alright. Lead the way, professor. I'm sure that I'll be in good hands if you're going to be the one patching me up~." Of course he had to flirt a little bit. He wouldn't be himself if he didn't, that and Byleth may think things are a lot worse than they actually are.