[Hijikata takes everything in - the details of the wounds and marks, the adrenaline evidently still rushing through Shoto -, and the boy's stumbling explanation fragments give him enough context: That he sustained his injuries on his homeworld, before he was transported to Ellipsa, in a battle against his estranged older brother. His concern digs a mirroring slight frown in between his eyebrows, smile fading, but he stays calm. He still wants Shoto to get treatment, but he also knows that he can handle a lot, as a knight and as a hero.]

I'm fine. I got dumped at a beach, and not one at a cold-ass lake either.

[This summery arrival was seriously preferable to landing in Lake Avalon in the middle of winter!]

First things first: Let's make sure they'll eventually send us back to the exact point in time they took us from.

[The only locals present are, as a view around the meeting room confirms, the doctors and their aides, so Hijikata approaches one, trusting Shoto to follow. Luckily she immediately confirms his hope, which is a relief for him, but surely all the more so for the battered young hero. Just as Hijikata wants to decide over Shoto's head and ask for him to be treated the doctor already turns to the boy, whom she clearly identified as her next patient.]

Your wounds look quite concerning, young man! Please let me take a look at you.

Let her, Shoto-kun. We have time now, you can relax.