Tsukasa gave Leon a brief, confused look and shrugged, utterly at a loss about what to say. He'd never faced Kite himself, wouldn't have tried, but he knew that Kite would never have just attacked another player for any reason. He was a hero, the man who'd defeated the Cursed Wave, but this wasn't him!

"Try anything," he said firmly in response, and then the order from Haseo came and it was easy to pretend that this was just a normal party event like the time with Bear and Mimiru. This was just another monster and this was still The World.

"Rai Rom!" Tsukasa called out, calling out the spell name and waiting for it to take effect. He wasn't prepared for the feeling of it being dragged out of him, actual strength and energy, as opposed to SP. The lightning formed, coiling around the target, and Tsukasa squeezed his eyes shut, willing it to work.