He nodded at Yotsuyu's gratitude, unsure as to what to say. Hendrik was just trying to help her and her students get to safety. And maybe that smile she gave him was simply a part of that.

"If you do not plan on punishing the wrongdoers, then how do you propose a way to deter them from doing such an act again?"

This had him genuinely confused. If she didn't stop them now, what was to say that they wouldn't try this harmful thing or something worse in the future.