Fukutomi gave Nanami a wary look. She would not let him down if she helped to keep them all alive. But he could tell, she wanted to fight. ...She might very well get her chance, should something unforeseen happen.

He nodded at Daphne's request. "I leave it to you. I'm going to the front now."

Before he even got there he began casting. Fire sword magic. His heavy sword blazed.

"Blizzaga!" Another layer of ice tore into the ranks of crystalline forms starting to break through the door, and he came to join Sandy.

"How many are on the other side?" he asked her, not taking his eyes from the door. Even with another layer of blizzaga, time was short. He could see the eyeless faces.