There was no way a Geezard should have survived that shot. Aoi killed one with a grape - albeit accidentally - on their first date, and explosion were more powerful the last time Duster checked. This did not imply that he went around running into explosions, that was Ales' job.

It could be a Geezard out for revenge for its fallen brethren, though joking about a sibling running into the wilderness to fight creatures hundreds of times more powerful than itself was in very poor taste when one was from Tazmily.

"I have something." He moved his fingers across the buttons without pressing them, then started a Battle Scene tune. This surely couldn't be a boss.