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[color=firebrick][b]"Summoners aren't exactly known for their speed, you know?"[/b][/color][/center]
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	Evil Eye stopped venting her frustrations mid-swing, turning to regard Schrade as she descended next to her—the aura of their leader was impossible to ignore whenever she transformed. She would finish that swing without looking at her opponent as the weakling miseria sought to take advantage of her hesitation. Her lazy-lidded eyes went wide at her superior's words just a moment before she took off to rescue the others. It was as if she knew how Evil Eye was thinking of her. [color=firebrick][b][i]A leader—me, the weakest among us?[/i][/b][/color] She scoffed inwardly at the notion that Rei would ever willingly pass the torch of protecting Hibusa Town to her.

	Evil Eye both admired and hated Rei. Few things could draw her ire like a puzzle that she could not solve, and the girl was simply indecipherable. Was she mocking her just now, or trying to be encouraging? Did she really care about the Detention Club, or was maintaining it more trouble than she felt it was worth? Was she trying to remind the others how inadequate they all were, or was she truly out of touch with their capabilities? Did she [i]want[/i] to be in touch? Was she showing off her power to demand their respect, or did she on some deep level need to feel like her presence was important, like Evil Eye herself did? Did she want Evil Eye's reports of the goings-on of Hibusa Town because she really needed them, or was she humoring her? Was she lazy at heart, or trying not to get in the way and stunt their growth? Analyzing the girl's actions made Evil Eye feel like she was going cross-eyed. She simply could not reconcile the two images she had of Rei into a cohesive whole.

	It was Hizuki who took her attention away from the spectacle that was the Demon of Hibusa. [color=firebrick][b]"You're not dead. Don't be so dramatic,"[/b][/color] she chided hypocritically. She closed her eyes and consulted her Mogall, inspecting the damage. All things considered, she got off relatively unscathed compared to the others—but only because she'd sacrificed one of her strongest minions to escape a matchup she considered unwinnable, and stuck close to Rei. She'd been thinking the same as Earthshaker, in the end—asking for Rei's help was the same as throwing in the towel. She was their win button—one that was old and tired and worn, and did not always register input when pressed—but one that was absolute. Evil Eye then turned her eyes to Shatterscape—eyes that probed, but did not immediately judge.