Metou's mouth was agape for a moment as the Zhuni woman did something impossible, she caught the bullet from her rifle and threw it even faster. Up until this point Metou had figured she was the weirdest thing around, but this woman clearly had her beat. Their options were starting to become limited. Yuudai was about to confront her, but even though she looked strong Metou didn't think she stood much of a chance against someone who could pluck a bullet out of the air. Shooting her from the front also seemed like an impossible way to get her off their back. However, for right now it seemed like the Zhuni woman was going to be a little preoccupied fighting the half-oni woman, and it seemed like the others at least had a good shot at her other minions. Metou jumped backwards off her branch and drifted down to the forest floor, and then folded her wings close to her body as she hid.

Moving as slowly as she could, Metou crept behind the trees and under any brush she could find to position herself a few meters before the Zhuni woman as she was about to fight Yuudai. Metou began reloading her rifle while keeping her eyes on her target. As she crouched she hoped Yuudai would be enough of a match to give her an opportunity to strike.