To add, Mikage's reaction is juxtaposed with how Naori was choosing to "endure" it and the fear that she felt that it would set off the monster if she would do anything. This is often the feeling/mind state some victims are in (especially if the offender is a family member) which makes it hard for them to move.
In the fight, flight, freeze, and fawn response, this is the freeze response that gets stuck in the body and it stays there for years. But because of Mikage's actions, Naori won't get that freeze trauma stuck in her body at least.
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