Shio's bracelet shined in response, light arcing off of it and coalescing on an ornate glyphal pattern in front of her, taking the shape of her starting Natrelmon. What had once been her Kohitsuji was now the stronger, more potent, Hitsuji.

Shio's Hitsuji was summoned at a fairly standard distance of thirty feet from Caelyn's Kyonshi. If Shio was going to play seriously, she would have considered an alternate tactic, but given the friendly nature of the match, it seemed polite to avoid defaulting to her training and going for a more aggressive initial push. Hitsuji bleated powerfully at his summon and Shio took a very focused stance behind him, her hands up in front of her with a stable stance planting her into the ground six feet behind her Hitsuji. It was unlikely that Caelyn would try to engage her at close range himself, as she would likely have a noted advantage at that range, but it was habit and facilitated usage of her Kuji-kiri.

Shio worked well with the Psychic type, as she didn't need to vocalize her commands to them as she did with other Natrelmon. It allowed her to operate in a more fluid manner. It was why choosing a Kohitsuji as her starter was the logical choice. She was keen on demonstrating that.

However, Kyonshi was not an easy opponent. With a solid set of typing, including one that negated an aspect of Hitsujis, it could be a challenging fight. Kyonshi's flight was an equal consideration for Shio in this battle. If it were serious, the weak point in this battle would have likely been Caelyn and she would have struck at that point. It was, as Shio had to reinforce to herself, a friendly match.