I see. Then, that's good."
Hajime looked as if he'd lose his temper, and answered simply towards Aiko who said there was no abnormality in her physical condition, then he simply removed the hand which supported Aiko and moved towards Shia.
Although she was stupefied by Hajime's attitude, Aiko didn't stay in that spot and she had run towards Shia before she aware of it.
Hajime took out another holy water and poured half of it directly into Shia's wound, and the other half was brought close to Shia's mouth to let her drink it. The injured parts make a small shuu- sound and recovered rapidly, but somehow Shia didn't want to drink the holy water and shook her head.
"Ha-Hajime-san..."
"Shia, wha-..."
"Me too... it'll be better... guh... to do it mouth to mouth..."
"Y-you are always like this..."
As she was drenched in sweat because of the pain, Shia leaked out her desire. Even if I am rolled around, I won't get up until you do that!, she said those kind of demand, and even Hajime was amazed by this. As expected, there's no need to purposely do mouth to mouth because it was unnecessary, so he ignored the silent complaint from Yue who was nice to Shia recently and thrust the vial into Shia's mouth.
"Muguh!? ... gulp gulp... puhah... Uu~, Hajime-san is unfair... I am jealous of sensei-san..."
"Hajime... bad."
"Fue!? Sh-Shia-san, you're wrong! That's a lifesaving action! It is different from what Shia-san want! I am a teacher after all!"
She received sulky gaze and words from Shia and scolding from Yue to read the mood, but Aiko whose face redden purposely made excuses, and Hajime could only let out, "Haa~", a profound sigh which contained both relief and amazement.
Following that, the outfielders who had guessed thing had settled began to make noise again because, everyone probably recalled the pitiful existence which had been forgotten. It was particularly important for Aiko. So Aiko probably didn't forget him and just didn't understand what had happened all of a sudden.
Hajime called out to a guard Knight who was nearest to Shimizu.
"... You, is Shimizu still alive?"
With those words, everyone went "Ah," with expressions as if they just remembered about him and they looked at the collapsed Shimizu. Only Aiko displayed a perplexed look and said, "Eh? Eh?," as she looked around, she might've recalled the situation when Shia snatched her. With mixed complexion, she panicky run towards Shimizu.
"Shimizu-kun! Aa, this is... so cruel."
In Shimizu's chest was a hole similar to Shia's. The bleeding was intense, and there was a big pool of blood... he probably only had a few minutes left.
"I-I don't want to die... h-help... if it's like this... no... I can't believe it..."
Shimizu spoke to Aiko who held his hand by his side, it was just monologue of words which couldn't be understood in a muttering whisper. Aiko looked at the surrounding for help, but all of them averted their eyes. It was already hopeless. Moreover, the expressions of not wanting to help vividly appeared on them.
Aiko clinged to the last straw as she looked back and shouted to the Hajime who was there.
"Nagumo-kun! That medicine from before! If it is now-! Please!"
Hajime had expected Aiko's words and muttered, "It really came to this...," along with a sigh, then he moved towards Aiko and Shimizu. Following that, he questioned Aiko even though he know what the answer would be.
"Do you want to help him, sensei? He was going to kill you, you know? I think it had crossed the limit no matter how much a "teacher" you are."
He was someone who tried to kill her, but she protected him just because he was her student, just how many people could became a "teacher" like her in such desperation. She might already be at an abnormal level for a "teacher." Aiko accurately read the meaning behind his question, her eyes shaken for a moment, then she answered in a firm expression.
"Certainly, it might be as you had said. No, it is surely as you had said. However, I just want to be that (...) kind of teacher. I will be the students' ally no matter what happen, I have vowed to become that kind of teacher. Therefore, Nagumo-kun-..."
Hajime became ill-humored as he scratched his head because the answer just as he expected, and he sighed in reluctance because that's just how Aiko-sensei was. Following that, he looked at the sky as he thought of something for a while, he took one deep breath and went towards Shimizu's side with a resolute expression.
"Shimizu. Can you hear me? I have something that can save you."
"!"
"However, there's something I want to ask first."
"..."
Hearing the words he could be saved, Shimizu responded by stopping his mutters and his wandering eyes were staring at Hajime. In a beat, Hajime asked a simple question.
"... Are you... an enemy?"
Shimizu immediately shook his head without any hesitation. Following that, he floated a smile of abjection and began to plead for his life.