[Kamikaze Chinchilla]

Arata was scared as well, though he remained as a shield for Rie. He shook, his eyes darting between Nobuo and the group, uncertain of the outcome. Tears welled up in his eyes as he started crying.

Nobuo couldn't stand the sight of them, nor the crying and knowing that they were suffering. Still, he tried his best to make his act convincing, "I don't know the details of this, but I know they are important seeing as how someone like me was given the task to retrieve them." Nobuo sighed as he appeared to calm down a little, "I had to ask people where these two had gone. All of the hints led me here, and I'm certain my father wouldn't mind my presence in this area if he wants these two back." Nobuo walked over to the two, grabbed their arms, and yanked them up to their feet, "Did your legs fail you? Let's go." His hold was firm, but gentle enough so that it wouldn't hurt the two, and he started walking to get out of there as quickly as possible. He had hoped that they wouldn't consider him a part of the experiments too, and only view him as the person he used to be.