[Hijikata sits up promptly enough, but doesn't bother to stifle a yawn.]
They're seriously trying to pass through at night? They've got some nerve!
[Despite his complaint he's armed and ready within a moment. Once outside, the noise makes it easy for the two men to locate the monster... but when they approach the beach and see its slow and laborious advance, Hijikata can only groan.]
What the hell do we do now? You can't turn the sand into a swamp, can you?
[In his experience, wet sand is easier to walk on rather than more difficult, unlike soggy soil! But maybe Ayato can simply call the sea forward to quench the flames, or else engulf the lava creature in his own summoned water... Hijikata will leave it to him, unless he's specifically asked for help.]
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They're seriously trying to pass through at night? They've got some nerve!
[Despite his complaint he's armed and ready within a moment. Once outside, the noise makes it easy for the two men to locate the monster... but when they approach the beach and see its slow and laborious advance, Hijikata can only groan.]
What the hell do we do now? You can't turn the sand into a swamp, can you?
[In his experience, wet sand is easier to walk on rather than more difficult, unlike soggy soil! But maybe Ayato can simply call the sea forward to quench the flames, or else engulf the lava creature in his own summoned water... Hijikata will leave it to him, unless he's specifically asked for help.]