"Because? Did you not think I could handle it? I've been in worse situations, and believe it or not, I know how to handle battles. I might scream and be terrified the whole time, but I know how to approach them. That kraken was nothing compared to a swarm of raging akuma" Miranda's words are bitter, and sharp. She feels she's digressing into the shell of a human she was before she joined the Order, full of hate and loathing, both to the people that shunned her and herself for being shun-worthy. She doesn't want to be that person again. But his actions just... summoned that beast. Her tongue was tripping over the why's. Why are you so overprotective of me? Why do you get upset with me over trivial things? Why am I different? Why are you treating me this way?

"A pirate" Miranda states plainly. "Ace is a pirate too. Anf Fujiko has a bounty. And you, and Tsuna, and Reborn, are part of the mafia. Regular definitions do not apply"