"Yue, stop!" Kouta shouted from behind. It was clear she was focusing on saving the child rather than herself. She'd be cut down in the gigai and even he didn't know how that mechanically worked. He leapt over the both of them, minding the flow of his Reiryoku and that it wouldn't expel from his body. That Reiryoku channelled into his legs and then moved to his right arm which crashed into the creature's head, shattering the mask and deforming the face. The beast fell to the ground, twitching. It was a low-level Hollow, only recently growing larger. Its defensive and offensive capabilities didn't stretch much further than swinging its arms wildly. The Hollow disintigrated shortly after and Kouta turned to make sure both Yue and the child were unharmed. "You could see that creature, boy?" he asked in his cold yet robust tone. The boy was crying, holding on to the back of Yue's dress even after the Hollow was destroyed. "Yes," He replied, his voice weak and shaky. "It's a monster," However, he would not elaborate any more.