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[color=firebrick][b]"I'll be the one to call balls and strikes. Batter up, bitch!"[/b][/color][/center]
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[color=firebrick][b][i]So stubborn! What the hell do you want with her?![/i][/b][/color]

Diamond wasn't backing down. She wasn't dropping Tsubomi and fleeing. The only cold comfort was that so far she wasn't using her like one would expect a hostage to be used, either. Her only goal seemed to be to lose the Mogall's line of sight. At least, if she had a destination in mind, Evil Eye lacked the information to take a guess at it, and as the rest of the Club got desperate, so did she.

The 13-Eye-Titan instinctively reached for Hizuki, trying to stop her runaway flight, but after missing two or three times came to the conclusion that this task was beyond the abilities its creator had given it. It diverted its attention back to Diamond, trailing behind Oros. The great eye closed, and it seemed to gradually disappear in a heat haze, cloaking itself as it had done before within the midst of the smaller Mogall. What advantage it hoped to gain from this while its position was still roughly marked by the swarm defending it remained to be seen.

[color=firebrick][b][i]Wait for me, Tsubomi. I have one more card to play.

This one is going to work. No light girl can resist.[/i][/b][/color]

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As Diamond approached the next major intersection, a nefarious sight would greet her. Evil Eye had descended from the cloud of eyes high above. Some of them accompanied her, struggling together to carry the weight of a schoolgirl, holding her several stories high. She wore the uniform of Hibusa High, and had long black hair—but that described just about every high school girl in Japan. It would be hard to tell from the ground if it was someone the Club knew. Even so, just how far was she willing to go?

One of the Mogall let go of the girl's arm, and it dropped unceremoniously, pointing straight toward the pavement. The girl was not struggling, and likely unconscious. Evil Eye wore a sinister smirk. The threat was unspoken and obvious. If Evil Eye allowed the Mogall to drop this girl, Diamond would have to let go of Tsubomi to catch her.

[color=firebrick][b][i]Two can play this game.[/i][/b][/color]