"Tch, dammit all...!"
Along with Link and Hector, Akihiko considered staying behind to hold off the monster to buy the others time to escape, but all things considered, he questioned the wisdom of creating stragglers within the group, inadvertently splitting themselves up even if just for a small moment. They'd need
someone to coordinate them all, and as highly as he thought of her, the young man didn't think Alia would be able to manage everyone all by herself, really.
Hmph. Who said high school didn't teach you useful life skills? Akihiko never really wanted to be so haughty as to presume himself the leader type, but simultaneously, he didn't quite believe most others could handle that kind of responsibility. Maybe Mitsuru rubbed off on him more than he expected. Or
him...
Of course, before he could even think to draw his Evoker, it seemed Mika was a step ahead of him, hoisting up the two stragglers over her shoulders. Well, that took care of that then. No more time to waste then! With that, he hightailed out of the area along with the others until they had managed to reach safety eventually.
Once he was caught up with the others and the newcomers, the young boxer furrowed his brow.
"A Deviljho, huh? Doesn't quite roll off the tongue so well," he commented as Shelke explained what exactly they were up against.
"If it's as tough as you say it is, then I guess it goes without saying, we'd be better off avoiding it as much as we can then."
As Shelke took the lead from there, Akihiko lightly pursed his lips, but said nothing more, only nodding silently as he followed.
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