[Oh, he loves to see that! The lava monster can't break through the water sphere, neither with its body not with its attacks, and slowly but surely the boiling bubbles and steam die down as the glow of the lava turns dim and grey.]

We did it!! It's cooling out! Let's wait until it gets all sluggish and motionless, then we can get it out of there and finish it off.

[Unless Ayato has an idea of how to destroy the monster's core while it's still in the water, that is!]