Kaji watched Koichi engage the girl...and was genuinely astounded by her...how shall we say... resilience. The glowing whip made him reach for the rings in his pocket. He was barely aware of it but he slipped a ring onto his finger as he watched the fight. Taking a direct hit from Hibari and still moving was a feat few were capable of. When she turned her attention toward Kaji he cursed under his breath and held up his bat to defend himself by covering his head. The act of desperation must have triggered something because it activated the ring he was wearing. A red flame ignited from the ring and coated the bat in its Storm flame. He had no idea what was going on but when he received less lashes from the whip than he expected he looked up in amazement as his glowing..well flaming...bat. He looked at it instead of looking at his apparent opponent. Not the smartest move but then again he never saw a bat on fire before.