[Somewhere in the back of Izumi's mind, Tachikawa whispers dangaa.]

... Well, it was more like I was defending myself against... that was your attack, right? But yeah, close enough.

[The arm is still pretty alarming, but the guy doesn't seem to be in pain, so...

Karl backs away from the monster, gripping his halberd.]

That's quite the range you've got there, though.