The two of them fell backward, but in the last moment, Brand raised his head and managed to catch a glimpse of a golden figure disappearing behind the rocks. His quick reaction was the only reason he could see where the attack came from at all.
"Who——!" Brand instinctively pushed himself up to chase after the figure, but as soon as he pressed down with his hand, he felt a soft, yielding sensation. He froze for a moment before his brain processed what had happened, and he was completely blank.
What the hell.
He turned his head around and saw, as expected, his hand had landed in a place it definitely shouldn't be — right on the girl's chest. Freya was completely stunned, her light brown eyes wide as she stared at him, unable to find words.
But the future Valkyrie finally came to her senses. She shoved Brand away forcefully, quickly got up, and looked down in silence.
