[H2]Himeko, who is helping[/h2]

"You got this, girl~" Himeko cheerfully encouraged her partner, satisfied at a job well done. The frog was surely helpless against those brutal sword strikes! Her own meagre attacks would just be adding unnecessary cruelty to this life-or-death battle, at this point. Gohei in hand, the two-tailed foxgirl approached with a bright smile, admiring the damage Kokoha had dealt to the pitiful monster, "...My, my, no wonder they don't give the girls on TV sharp objects! It's really quite a messy ordeal..."

Twirling the ritual tool, the gohei glowed briefly and began to shrink once more, returning to its previous form of a tobacco pipe, placing it to her lips. Strange, blue smoke wafted from it before Himeko continued, "Still, way better than me, at least! This poor fox can only throw a few sparkles and hope for the best! Ahh, woe is me..."