Grinding his teeth, he cast blizzaga twice on the doors. Immediately, the ice started cracking under the sheer number of crystalline bodies trying to come through.
Had he made the wrong choice? Their numbers were so overwhelming...

He heard Asuka's screech, stirring the hair on the back of his neck.
The royal figure now had her face turned towards Daphne, and was approaching her.
He couldn't see Nanami or Sandy.
He had no idea how the hackers were progressing. But then he heard Daphne from the midst of a growing crowd of crystal beings- I think the mission has failed...

"Don't give in!" he shouted back to her, as much to let her know that he was still alive as to encourage her. "Until you know the information can't be found, we aren't done!"

He hacked his way through the enemies that were growing more and more in number, despite his last attempt to stop the doors.
Yes, things were desperate. Bleakly so. But-!
"Just one of us- has to- make it out-- with the information!"

It would not be him. If the hackers did succeed, he would not be the one to get out. In the Red was active. His magic was running low.
He would burn out here.

('Fukutomi-san-!' Manami understood that reasoning in a bike race, but with life and death on the line... 'You're strong.')

Of course he is.

And then Fukutomi found himself near that Queen. It turned its eyeless face towards him as if wondering who would dare disturb her as she closed in on her chosen target.
He had no time for words of rebuttal against such a look. This was simply another enemy, but one with some grip over Daphne. So he would take care of it.

"Waterga! Thundaga!" He closed quickly, sword aimed for the face.
If this will hurt, don't watch, Daphne.