[ ✥ ]—— Wataru may have lost most of his strength, but it won't prevent him from placing himself between a woman and the thief who's been pulling at her purse, nearly dragging her to the ground. With a firm hold, he separates them. The ragged man spits curses at him before trying to throw a punch, which the rider manages to block it quickly in his palm. There's a counter punch, and this time it scores the hit, sending the thief sprawling to the ground.
"I'm sorry, mister, but you're not getting any closer to her," he speaks softly, but the glare in his eyes is enough of a threat to raise the thief's hair up. "Please, leave now. I wouldn't like any other incidents."
Smarter than anyone would give him credit for, the thief scrambles himself back to his feet and hurries off. Wataru's expression relaxes back into a smile as the woman showers him with gratitude. After she leaves, he then moves the fingers of his hand that just punched the thief, and winces a little. Damn, that hurt. The nerfing is worse than he thought.
Just then, he catches sight of another man who'd been staring at the whole scene. Suddenly feeling self conscious, fragments of his past self still engraved in his system, he tries to speak politely.