"Sure! That can definitely work, especially when it turns out there's way too many of these bugs for me to handle!"
For now, Blake had to focus on this whole mutant bug issue, and then he could try to figure out what Penelope meant by "Eliza." He knew who that girl was, but he had no remote interest for her. Was there some variation of him that fell in love with that girl? He wasn't sure on how it was like that, and that he wouldn't have any interest for this Eliza anyways.
"That's... weird of Blake. One day I see him with Eliza on a date... but now once we get here, he's like a whole different person. Like... he hit his head or something."
Penelope briefly commented on how Blake acted differently than what she remembered, confused by how that came to be. Out of everyone present, Penelope was most likely the most normal person present here, and had no idea that Blake had equipment meant for combat... that there was mutant bugs out of all things, and all of these strange faces she hasn't seen before. It was certainly a new experience for Penelope definitely.
Meanwhile, Blake wasn't sure on how to proceed with the swarms of bugs getting thicker, and was able to call for Senna to help... until a wooden sword would be thrown and impaling through the head of the mutated bug that was trying to latch onto him.
"What are you doing staring at the dead bug for? Use the sword!"
Gintoki would call over at Blake, since it was a no-brainer that the samurai had no access to flight while Blake did. Well... since Blake couldn't access his hardlight sword without getting rid of his projected wings, this could work out.
"Yeah... thanks person I don't even know! Senna, er... try to keep that one huge bug from taking my sis Rin away! Just so I can get close and get her out of there!"
Blake would call right back at Gintoki before pulling the wooden sword out of the dead bug that was rested against him, throwing the corpse off of him. Relaying a possible plan for him and Senna to take back Lapis, Blake sped forward to swing the wooden sword at the incoming bugs. He had to remember he had five minutes to pull this off before his projected wings would shut off, so there wasn't much room for mistakes here.
Meanwhile with Lapis...
"God this is disgusting... I need a shower after this... Ew ew ew..."
@Klutzy Ninja Kitty @Midnight Maiden
As Inigo tried to sit up, Kiyo felt a tinge of worry come up.
"Um... maybe we should take you somewhere safe so you can rest easy. I don't want you to not be alright after all of that trouble..."
Thinking on what they can do, they could try and return to that hotel room... despite the condition it was in from the events that led up to fighting Jeanne Alter. Maybe Kiyo could speed up the process of getting him somewhere, she began the process of transforming into a dragon, small sparks of blue flames coming into light. Unknown to her, she was unintentionally using Inigo's mana to use her Noble Phantasm again, which wouldn't feel pleasant for Inigo in return.
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"... Ah, then I shall not ask any further than that."
Despite saying that, Merlin could piece together on what went down, knowing about his plans on giving someone Excalibur... and what she had to go through later on. He knew what could happen and what couldn't, so Merlin didn't need to hear it come from someone who was a new face to the magus. Sure, this deviates from what Merlin knew, but it all ends the same...
Drifting away from that topic, the magus looked around to notice something off...
"A tad off-topic... but did you see a fair maiden in white wander off? She's accompanied with me... but it appears as if she went somewhere on her own once more..."
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Being so enthusiastic about this task, Saber Lily was unaware of how uncomfortable Laslow sounded, and soon she noticed the commotion coming from the garden and the brief voices from there talking about "bugs."
"Aha! Up ahead is where we can eliminate this foes! C'mon, we have no time to waste away!"
Saber Lily exclaimed as she pointed her sword, Caliburn, in the direction of the garden, and then leading the way.
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"B-But... I hurt Master with my fire... and this time... I... I can't call for help from Tear... she usually heals him up with her magic... and she's not here..."
The little guy just whimpered with all sorts of worry, going from panic to full-on worry. Luke, despite being unconscious, grumbled something in a near-silent voice.
@Crimson Spartan
