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Elise grunted as the creature's grip grew tighter and tighter. She winced from the pain but kept one eye open as she was brought face to face with the fearsome creature's geometric inner face. Was this the way it was going to end? Just as she felt her lungs giving out, she felt as if time stood still for the briefest of moments.

Then, a naginata appeared and shot cleanly through the back of the creature's hand that held Elise. The creature's hand then let go, and a barrage of rapid gunfire struck the creature's geometric inner face, causing it to pull back and shield itself. Just as Elise started to fall, someone caught her midair and carried her gently to the ground.

Elise felt the fine silk fabric of a blue kimono from the arms that cradled her. The French girl raised her eyes up and saw the willow branch ornament that she gave, paired with a distinct silver kanzashi pin. Enshrined on that pin was an unmistakeable turquoise blue gem that shone brighter than the half-moon in the starless Mitakihara sky. Then, she saw the profile of her savior who firmly carried her in her arms - the freshman Michi Hideyoshi.

(Magia, Pacem, Bellum Terrarum - Those Fallen, Chapter 11)