Getting in to the center of this mess? Is completely impossible, at this point. But Kaji's priority is never to act, it's to see. So why does he need to get to the center, when he just wants to see the center? Kaji isn't going to charge through a crowd, when he could take a different vantage point.

The buildings nearby, the shops and restaurants, are all either emptying out, or filling up, with people trying to get off the streets to the closest shelter. There, a restaurant with second-floor outdoor seating, usually a spot to one of the most beautiful sights in the city. It's taken Kaji some time to get to where he can even see to the Crystal of Fire, to the middle of the chaos. He casts the Archer skill Aim. He still can't hear over the din of screaming, but now he can see.

Shame that it's such a pretty girl that's the cause of all this. Kaji could cleanly hit her from here. One shot could end this. But instead, he takes a long drag of a cigarette and looks away, searching the other windows and balconies of buildings, the rims of the crowd. Is there anyone else who is doing what he is doing? Someone watching too intently, someone dispassionate at the death below them?