With his attention concentrated on the tense winding down as it were, he could be forgiven for not reacting fast enough and having a tiny girl meet him in a most physical manner. "W-wha... B-but you're the one that walked into me..." Adopting a hurt pouting look that could make a puppy jealous, Negi nonetheless stumbled backwards and fidgeted as he looked over the girl to see if she was alright. Upon finding that there was no harm done from her all but smacking into him, the boy heaved a sigh of relief as he scrambled forward and held out a hand to help Chamo get back on her feet while holding his staff in the other. For some reason, the girl reminded him of those pink-headed twins from his class.