[ "Cure Peace", she thinks, but at the moment, she's too busy trying to take deep, steady (quiet) breaths to even bother attempting to correct him. She could also just insist that she wasn't who he thought she was, but then she'd have to explain why she'd taken off running in the first place.

And, even if seeing him glare at her and feeling the way his accusation sinks into her skin like barbs makes her want to shrink down even further...

Yayoi doesn't want to lie.

So she tightens her grip on the bags and bows, the words escaping her in a trembling rush. ]

I'm sorry!! I promise I wasn't following you, and I'm sorry for not saying anything sooner, but p-please don't tell anyone!