The first blow is enough, with the thug stiffening up while his eyes stare unseeingly ahead. He doesn't even react to the other blows save to slowly lean back till he falls, still ram rod straight, into the dust of the road. He makes no sound aside from some slight and unsteady breathing, but although the other two are moaning it's clear none are awake or capable of speech. Looking around it would become clear that everyone else around her is backing away in fear or going out of their way to get around her.<br/><br/>In the distance comes the faint noise that Mikuru has learned by now to associate with the approaching watch. She could ether wait for them to arrive, try to lose herself in the crowd, or slip into the alley the thugs had been trying to lure her down, but it was clear that no one near her now was willing to talk anymore.