<Nocturnal Harmonia>

[Bloodedge]

From his place in the air, Yugi managed to work out something resembling a plan of attack. They were past the halfway point of the current Concubine summoning already, but Tae herself was powerful enough to deal with a golem of this strength. If they needed to deal with other knights and the like before the next mage, it wouldn't be such an issue. What was an issue, however, was the golem's size. It was easy to hit, but hard to damage. It was easy to avoid, but then the smaller enemies were made more of a problem in its place. Perhaps Ren's plan with that gun being swapped from Inventory to Inventory was viable. "Good shit. Be ready for a call in about ten," he said to Tae once the transfer was complete. Shortly after, Yugi caught himself at the upper end of a pillar, where he released Ruler's Hand to prevent being thrown again immediately.

Ren wasn't in too much danger. Miko's catalysts were at the ready to fend off the knight attacking him and begin the process of healing his leg. "Arigatou!" he exclaimed, believing that single knight would have been the end for him without the assistance. Now, Ren had a magic gun in his inventory. Now... he could be truly useful, even with less than ten minutes remaining. Kaguya came to offer assistance and check Ren's plan. He summoned that gun into his left hand, keeping the dagger in his right with a reverse grip. Now with a futuristic-looking black revolver with gold accents and a falcon motif, he looked to the golem. "Rangers can do a lot more effective damage than Assassins. A Ranger with a bow is roughly the same, but one that can get their hands on a magic gun can rival the best Fighters in damage output. If I can get into an unseen position, I can at least maim that thing with a gun like this," he proclaimed, slowly picking himself off the floor. All the while, Yugi was shifting his gaze toward Miko, who apparently had something in the works. "What is it?"

[Apollymi]

Apparently, Tae had done a good job. Yugi claimed she should be ready for another call in about 10 minutes, and for her part in this Tae could only agree. "Hai hai, finishing up my mana potions~" she said as she hung up. Of course, there were soon other things to deal with, like the saving of Ren which Miko took care of while also healing the lad. He seemed legitimately grateful for her help and she could only wonder if people like him were actually at a huge disadvantage during raids normally. A good Tank was probably necessary to let an Assassin work properly. "Iia, I called you here. I can't allow you to die to something like that," Miko confirmed. With him back and standing and with a new gun in his Inventory he had something to say.

"Sou ka... I know a Ranger that has that kind of power. I know what you mean," Kaguya said, but there was the issue of getting him into a blind spot which would take a bit of time. "Hm, getting you into a blind spot might take a bit though..." she added thinking about it from a regular perspective. "Ooh? They're opening now?~" she questioned the box scenario. At the same time it was Yugi who was asking what was in the box this time. "I am making Kyoka Suigetsu, with a touch of Misdirection, specifically for this case, Overflow with a touch of blue. Objections? Comments? Constructive criticisms or additions?" Miko explained in concise but probably odd terms for anyone who wasn't familiar with at least 3 of the Aeons major works. "I am sure she is speaking a foreign language. But she seems so excited about it," Makima said observationally. All the while, Miko was in her Inventory. "I just need a second, I can help with this," Miko claimed. As she began feeding and sacrificing runes to get stuff done. Misstep Veil, A water rune, Predator's Instinct, Stealth... all would go into her newest skill.

[Bloodedge]

Kaguya thought getting Ren into the golem's blind spot would be a tall order. He could agree. Without a Tanker of some sort, Assassins without active Stealth truly were lacking a necessary combat advantage. The golem was large and presumably gullible, but... the other knights, assassins and mages were a massive wrench in any plan to get behind the golem. "I promise I'm usually better at sneaking in from behind," he commented, offering a flat innuendo while getting himself together. There was no point in Ren hiding his interest in Kaguya; he'd already taken quite a few feels of her person. Still, the important thing here was getting into proper position. "I think I can manage. Do you feel comfortable taking it from the front for just a minute?" he asked, thinking a single moment of distraction could make the greatest difference.

It seemed Miko's intention with her new Skill and knowledge of Gojo's techniques was... a mashup of things from a few different Aeons manga series. Yugi had no objections to the idea she presented. He did have a comment which featured an addition, but no constructive criticism. So then, what would Yugi be saying overall? The answer was simple. "Does a boner count as criticism, or can I leave it in the 'addition' category?" he asked before addressing things a bit more seriously. "Go deeper into the crafting interface. You can sample a Skill, with a cooldown. Try adding Bloodlust's concept," he suggested, aiming to use Bloodlust against the golem itself ─ albeit with no obvious results.

[Apollymi]

This attack pattern was having to be worked out. In a moment like this, someone like Ren made a bit of a deadpan joke, one about his ability to give from behind. "Oya♥~ You seem pretty confident about that~" A flirty retort came from Kaguya. At the same time, Miko chuckled just a bit adding a pointed jab into the mix, "I can vouch, from the back or backdoor'd is great with that one♪!~" Miko asserted making Kaguya laugh. "Wahaha♥~ Chill, my baby has been corrupted♥!~" Kaguya would continue to claim anytime one of those lesser seen outbursts occurred. Moving on from that he wondered if she felt comfortable with the idea of pulling aggro for a bit, "I mean, I can definitely take it... it's gonna be pretty rough though~" she claimed, while being a bit cheeky.

Still, Miko didn't intend to let them fully take on the golem by themselves. No, she fully intended to help out, even if only by proxy. Of course, she ran her idea by Yugi, and found the lad to be overly excited by it. "I definitely have something it could be added to... probably a box," Miko claimed with a chuckle. The only thing he had to really add, was the idea of her using the deeper parts of the System to add Bloodlust to the whole thing. "Sou ka, I didn't see this here the first time..." she said previewing this whole thing. Still, she had a whole selection to run with by the time the System spat out a reading for her. And by the time it was done Miko stood up grinning. "I got a thing now... you two do your thing!♪!~" Miko chirped. "Kyoka Suigetsu: Shinkiro♪!~" A pulse occurred as she enacted a stealth skill which she turned into one which grabbed attention. She turned everything back onto herself and in so doing would attract the attention of everything direct to her, and cover the existence of the others. They could do whatever they wanted and for the next few minutes everything in this room as far as an enemy would be attracted to her.

[Bloodedge]

If Amamiya Ren had self-confidence, most of it was in his stealth. He was definitely no stranger to surprise penetration. In fact, he had a similar surprise planned before Miko called today. That should have been coming to fruition this very moment, but this quest clear was far more important. At least Kaguya wasn't so bothered by his perverse speech. She even went right along with it, claiming she could handle the frontal assault with a bit of roughness... though in far more interesting terms. "I think you'll be better for it getting a little rough," Ren observed. He meant to get moving after that, but instead there was a new Skill of Miko's being put to use.

A boner could count as an addition, apparently if boxes were involved. That was interesting to know, Yugi thought. "Really? You'll have to show me later. You've got so many fucking boxes, I can't tell which one I should aim for," he quipped. Annoying though it was, Yugi had to do away with Tae's seal to avoid reaching its second state ─ which had all the downsides. He wouldn't need it just yet, though. No, Miko's Skill creation led her to the use of an ability that kept everyone but Miko herself from being properly acknowledged by their enemies. All eyes were on her, and that was... "Perfect~" Yugi decided. He'd be taking advantage before the assassins ever could. Yugi dropped from that high point he'd been stuck to, landing atop the golem's head. He swapped crossbow for chokuto, aiming a lightning-infused blade down at the golem's crown. Alas, it couldn't pierce easily ─ he'd have to keep the force up and push it through. As Yugi struggled with that moment of penetration, Ren slipped around knights and assassins with no issue whatsoever, aiming to reach the golem's rear.

[Apollymi]

Kaguya wasn't the type of person who would be overly concerned with someone being perverted. if nothing else, she appreciated Ren's honesty in this kind of situation, it made him ten times better than most of the men within her own age range that she'd come across. If nothing else, she could say that Miko was current batting two of two on personal choices as far as personalities that Kaguya herself could get along with, "Oya?~ You think so... you might be pretty sharp~" Kaguya said almost teasingly. She'd have to talk to Miko about where she'd found this man. There was something potentially fun about that lad, but she was still at least a little conscious of the situation surrounding her life. Ah but instead of dwelling on that there was a new Miko skill being used to cover all of them.

In the moment of Miko using that skill everyone else was able to move around freely. Kaguya found that the creatures around her weren't able to see anything but Miko. Yes, it drew all the attention to her, but she had faith in her friends to get things done. In fact, Yugi claimed such a skill use was perfect and beyond that Ren started moving. "Oh good, it worked. I thought maybe it might have gotten a bit muddled since I added so many things in," Miko confessed seemingly sheepish. Still, if everyone else was able to move around freely, she'd be ready to attack, defend or heal with her pair of catalysts while waiting to see what came of Ren and Kaguya sneaking about. "Ohh, looks like we can both backdoor this thing~" Kaguya commented almost absently, while sneaking about with a flaming hand and a dagger ready to soften up the creature's rear to attack for both of them. Of course, she'd time it for a millisecond before the attack launched by Ren if only to help him maintain while Miko held the attention.

[Bloodedge]

Ren was given the strangest form of confirmation about Kaguya's ability. Her flirtatious words implied an enjoyment of roughness, which he could really roll with. "I'm a lot of things," he said calmly. Soon enough, there were no concerns to be had about their visibility. It seemed Miko's new ability could keep all eyes off the others, effectively putting Ren and Kaguya back in prime position to assassinate. Kaguya claimed they could now both 'backdoor' the enemy. Ren could only wonder if she did these things with purpose, or as a complete accident. Either way, the way his mind interpreted things could never be changed. "Backdoor is always nice," he said.

Meanwhile, Yugi was trying to force his blade into the golem's head. He'd sacrificed his own ability to be hidden from the beast by doing so, but the others still weren't registering his presence. As the golem swung its arms over head, flailing about to try removing him, Yugi kept himself stable by using Ruler's Hand ─ the same trick that got him flung around moments before. While Kaguya and Ren were sneaking around behind the golem, Yugi decided he'd advise Miko. "My seal's down. You still got that taboo title on? Might be a good idea to flash everyone, or... something hot. I dunno, max the stacks!" he suggested. At the same time, Kaguya's fire was being succeeded by Ren firing a dark bullet right where the golem's asshole should be. She did say they could 'backdoor' it, after all. . .

[Apollymi]

Kaguya was the kind of person who could have a casual and flirty conversation about anything. Only those who truly got to know her would be able to tell for certain what she meant by all of her statements. In this case, she was managing just fine, seeming to be able to seamlessly converse with Ren who by her own account seemed to get her flirts as they were. At the very least, he seemed the type to act on them if given the opportunity, he'd basically proven that, and with the tool in his pants she'd say he was even a bit bigger than her fiancé. If she wasn't currently engaged she might even be properly serious. "Oya?~ I can tell. Definitely more than meets the eye~" Kaguya said seeming to move on from that point in the conversation with relative ease. Easy flirting with a like minded person wasn't anything new, but a ringing endorsement from Miko and her already spiraling life, had her wondering if maybe she'd agreed to things too easily. Ah and there was something else, the directness of a real pervert wasn't something she'd ever gotten used to. Miyuki for his goodness wasn't the type of person to take advantage of the words Kaguya spoke so freely. As she applied fire with her empty hand in a bursting stream of magical prowess, she seemed to be working on creating a weak point in this creatures backside. That commentary about backdoors was so openly flirtatious that a smile crossed the lass's face. "Seems like you might mean that. Might have to try it out someday~" she said in a casually flirty manner. Now was that an admittance or just her being a bit devious? She couldn't know, but... there she was again feeling the weight of that commitment she'd made. It was odd, given what she had going on with Yugi, she knew that committing to him came with less restrictions... she was starting to feel like a horrible person for feeling trapped by something she'd thought was good for her, only a day prior.

Ah, but while the Assassin's worked and one of them had a sort of existential crisis... the Players were getting themselves together. Yugi might have shirked the attention grabbing ability of Miko but she'd mostly put it up so the Assassin's could move about freely. Yugi for his part in this had lowered his seal, as such he was questioning whether or not Miko had up her taboo title. "Hai, still got it active. I haven't switched back to Go-sei's yet for reasons..." she said as she pulled at her shirt starting to lift it without thinking. "Waaah♪!~ Why does my body just start moving like that... this is actually taboo isn't it?" she said seeming skittish for just a second but with her navel and the like already exposed just a bit more pulling would have her flashing her chest at the entire room. Oh well, it was kind of nice considering she never would have done it on purpose before. At the time of that little utterance, Kaguya's attention shifted towards Miko and she saw, the girl flashing the room her face reddened. "That's my girl~ And somehow it is very unfair how much bigger they are compared to yesterday!~" Kaguya chided. She was definitely approaching a pretty good proportion of thickness.