Gentatsu blinked.  Just as he was about to with this Kuno upstart, a sudden hammer fall and he was being pulled away.  So surprised was he that remained locked in position as his mind examined this curious turn of events.  His eyes turned first to Kuno then to the girl without turning his head to do so.<br/><br/><strong>"Hey, you're that girl from the street."</strong><br/><br/>Planting both his feet, when they finally came to a stop, he looked over the girl.<em>A gift?</em>Did she mean the one she was carrying?<br/><br/><strong>"If you mean to pay me back for hitting me, don't worry about it!  I hardly felt a thing!  I may not look it, but I'm made of harder stuff!"</strong>he gave a self depreciating nervous laugh, though he could still feel the throb of the hit, but he wasn't about to act like a whiner in front a girl like that.<br/><br/><strong>"At any rate... I don't think this Kuno fellow is about to drop the issue at any point soon."</strong><br/><br/>Stepping between the girl and the direction where Kuno was, he clenched his fist as though preparing for a fight.  In reality he was trying to hide his nervousness as his eyes scanned the sky.  With a cursory run of his hands through the midnight bangs of his hair, he swept them aside and looked over his shoulder at Lei Boa, undid his cloak and cast it aside.  At least for a moment it would be good to put his skills into practice, before he confronted his diminutive foe.<br/><br/><strong>I'll end this presently little lady, and then we can talk.</strong>