(3rd-Person Narrator: Sammy)

Eventually, they caught her ankles and threw her to the ground. But then, the crowd began to clear up. Sammy looked up from the ground to see what happened. And she saw bodies flying into the circle of thugs, with 3 tall, robed figures defending her. They pulled down their hoods and took a dramatic pose- I mean, they took a battle stance. Yeah... that's right.

(??? 1) "Ho! We are the Ko Brothers Three! I am Ku!"

(??? 2) "I'm Ka!"

(??? 3) "Kek!"

(Ko Brothers) """Prepare to be defeated by our Justice!"""

These triplets created a triangle formation around Sammy and were swinging around iron staffs to beat the bad guys back. Somehow, they hid among them and took this chance to have a surprise attack. Ku aimed with accurate hits. Smack! Right under the chin! Bam! Right in the solar plexus! Pow! Right in the groin!

Ka spun his staff at a blinding speed. When it rebounded off a target, he would spin it in the other direction to use that rebound speed to boost his counters. Kek? Well, he crazily lashed out as if he used a club. He bashed in one after the other with one arm and swung his staff around for crowd control with the other.

My hope for Rufus to be my savior... It's dead... Sammy thought as she realized he was a good-for-nothing thug like these guys. Where did he even go? He's still a fat, lazy bastard, through and through! She felt tired and just sat there on the ground. Her heart thudded in disappointment. Why did she hope for it to be him!?!

The Ko Brother Three seemed good at combat. It took some time, but they beat all these crooks into submission without getting hurt. And so, they all at once bent down to check on Sammy.

(Ku) "Miss, are you alright?"

(Ka) "Move! Miss, how are you?"

(Kek) "Ku! Ka!"

Kek grabbed them both and hit their heads against each other. They both fell onto the heap of bodies surrounding them. Then, Kek kneeled down and grabbed her hand.

(Kek) "My deepest apologies for my ditzy brethren. Their etiquette is not equipped to deal with such a refined woman like yourself."

Kek winked and gave a dazzling smile. For some reason, this was not impressive and actually seemed extremely stupid. Disgusting and cringeworthy. What was he expecting by just saving a damsel in distress? In real life, people do what's best for their own goals. And getting tied down with these 3 almost guaranteed a headache as they fought over her. So she put him down gently.

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(Sammy) "Fuck off, lover boy. Find a sow's ass to plant your disgusting dick in."

Kek obviously was surprised at this development and did not expect such a crude mouth from her. These Brothers were actually the heads of Sammy's fan club and followed her on patrols whenever they could. So once his Goddess revealed her venomous side, he almost puked blood. Instead, he coughed it out into his hand. Kek wiped it on his white sleeve which left a trail of crimson dripping down his robe.

(Kek) "I'm sorry miss. I have a medical condition that prevents me from being too active, or else it would kill me. I must have heard you wrong. Now, what did you say?"

(Sammy) "Sorry for being so crude, but I seriously don't like you. Thank you very much for your help. Still, I don't want to deal with you guys, so please, back off."

Kek fell onto his knees, with his eyes rolled back into their sockets. Where was the light of youth that was supposed to be shining? Why is she such a prude? What does it take for some woman to just love me for once? Manly tears of frustration streamed down his face.

Rufus picked this time to kick the bodies away and held his hands behind his back. His tall figure seemed to say he was above them all.

(Rufus) "Whew. Wasn't that a great fight? Almost lost to them."

Sammy glared at him. Almost? Almost my ass! You weren't even here! But Rufus just chuckled and punted the Ko Brothers Three into the distance. The Towns Guard was taking forever to arrive because a certain SOMEONE wiped the floor with them at the closest Barracks. No one wanted to report this or even deal with it because the crooks controlled this part of the neighborhood.

(Rufus) "Hey, I was looking for a gift, okay?"

He brought his hands forward and showcased a set of jewelry. They were an emerald necklace, earrings, hair pins, and rings. Somehow, it seemed too expensive. Rufus definitely spent all his money because Sammy's year's worth of pay would barely pay for this. It seemed he really did care because they were her birthstones and he made them match. Also, this jewelry served an additional purpose of storing magical power. They were both aesthetically pleasing to the eye and functional.

(Rufus) "Consider us married then."

Rufus joked as he slipped one ring on her left hand's ring finger. Then, he put the other on his.

(Rufus) "We match now."

Sammy hesitated. Currently, she was not in the best state of mind, but even with her emotions being dampened, she still could scold Rufus.

(Sammy) "What about my parents?"

(Rufus) "I thought I got their approval long ago."

It took her a while to remember he did ask when she first brought him home. Her parents liked the joke and agreed. They kept asking when they would make kids, even when both of them were too young to understand at the time. Sammy blushed and pushed Rufus.

(Sammy) "I just got tranquilized because you weren't here to protect me, Asshole. Carry me home."

She held out her arms like a little kid and pouted.

(Rufus) "Sure thing Sammy. I'll make sure we have "fun" in the bedroom."

Rufus cackled deviously as he picked her up in his arms and rested her head against his chest. He dashed quickly to the Promised Land. However, Sammy already fell into a deep, deep sleep.