[ See! Exactly! Hibiki is strong, and nobody can deny it! That's what makes it the best way to shut down anything that even slightly insinuates otherwise! She's so smart. ]

Illya-chan... [ Hibiki smiles. ] You're a good girl, Illya-chan... but you don't have to worry about me. I can handle it myself.

[ Illya is smart, and she's right too. She's not off in the slightest... and to her credit, it's her delicacy that keeps from pushing Hibiki too far. Hibiki would hate to snap at her... to do anything that might hurt her, emotionally or otherwise.

But alas, being gentle isn't enough. So she repeats the same thing she's said over and over again this entire time... ]

...I'm fine.