He leaned back and slid down along the wall, his confident face fading as the shooter dropped the weapon and ran. Coming across the girl on his way back from the heist had been surprising on it’s own. But when he saw the other person, he may have panicked a bit. Even if he’d managed to scare the armed person into fleeing with his sudden appearance and seemingly not being affected by the fact his suit being stained red, it still didn’t change the fact that it hurt. Especially after he was already a bit tired from earlier…
The thief sighed at the question, looking wearily at the other behind a soft smile. It probably did seem like a strange thing for a criminal to suddenly do…

“Because I couldn’t let you get hurt, ojou-san.”