And then there was the explosion as Aegis landed. He hadn't heard a word of what Ryuji told him, so underneath the thick layer of dust one could imagine Emily had her face caved in by now... But then the Wave mage would be right back at square one - a killer without anything real to fight for.

"...You are so lucky I'm a good guy now," Aegis' voice echoed. When the dust settled, his fist was revealed planted through the floor beside the Shirahama girl's head. The drill-like sound hovering along his arm disappeared along with the blue aura of the wave. Only now did he realise he'd actually landed on top of her. He raised himself to give the girl some space and removed his arm from the concrete floor, "You said something about 'being mine' if I won? You're allowed to take your freedom back if you want to. Besides... I've had my fun."

Rico sighed heavily, "For a minute there I thought he was gonna do it..."