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One by one the shadows whilst some, probably compelled by survival instincts, scampered away from the scene. After making sure that the coast was clear, Rei dropped his guard and rushed to the side of the girl he saw earlier but she seemed occupied with something... either that or she had a hatred for dance floor tiles. She was pounding her fists harshly on the flooring and there was already some blood smeared on the floor. Impulsively, the male took hold of both of the girl's arms to prevent her from further hurting herself.

"Calm down, we're safe now!" pleaded Rei in hopes that the girl would do so although he had a feeling that the girl wasn't beating on the ground because they were in trouble. "Thanks for helping me back there. I was so freaked out that I kinda froze back there." he added before helping the girl to her feet. He then noticed a knife laying on a spot not far from them. He gingerly picked up the weapon and handed it to the girl. "Here. I'm not sure if this belongs to you or not but it would be best if you had something to defend yourself with."

Ioannes disintegrated into a whirling blue ember again before returning to Rei as a card which he tucked into his pocket. It was great that he finally knew how to summon his persona when the going gets tough, that knowledge would be very handy in the near future. Shifting back to his and Ioannes objective, Rei turned back to the girl and decided to introduce himself as well as ask a few questions.

"My name is Rei Ishikawa by the way. You're probably not gonna believe this but someone is going to die tonight if I don't find whoever is having this nightmare in the real world." introduced the young man. "Are you the one dreaming this dream?" he asked.

It was not unlikely that this girl was the one having this nightmare if the idea of prostitution came to mind. He didn't want to jump into conclusions and he really couldn't afford to do so since someone's life is on the line here.