Scene #8510: =In this Reunion, I Want You To See Me

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Touta Konoe	"Man...How long has it been since I've been here..." As he finds himself roaming about the shrine, so many memories come back to him. He's had a hell of a few good times in this place. Though, if anyone were to look upon them now they might question if he was still the same person as he was when so long ago the largest tournament in the Multiverse had come to pass. He must have been what...Fifteen? Sixteen...? And now that young man now in his twenties reappeared. Funnily enough, most of the time it wouldn't have mattered how old he was, he'd have still appeared the same as he was, once upon a time. The appearance of a teenager if that. Though, since the time he's left he's learned a few ways to manage his appearance even as an immortal and for it...He's shown up as someone who would be that proper age. Touta truly did seem his age as if he really had been growing, a proper growth spurt if that. In fact, while his younger stature might have made it difficult to show an accumulation of toned muscle, the form he had taken was well...Rather refined. A person who could have honestly been mistaken for a hero summoned by the grail. Though his height had changed, his spiked-black hair, his nature to dress in that red t-shirt and black jacket combo...That still all seemed to stay the same. Even his choice in weaponry had stayed the same since the last they met. Ultimately, one still had to look deeper into this person to see what had changed and what had stayed the same. And there was one person, who since the return to the Multiverse had already been able to see what was the same when he was different on the outside. Though now, he wanted to show her the changes that had come a bit as well... So as the immortal continues to wait at the entrance to the arena, a voice does call out to him. The words conjure from his blade, asking a sharp question. "Touta, are you sure she'll show. Even when she was staying back in your world she was an unruly one. What makes you think that--" "She'll come. Maybe it's not because she wants to catch up or what not, but if I know her...There's one thing she wants to see..." In the time that Touta Konoe had been away from the Multiverse, could he still put up a fight?
Ritsuka Fujimaru	"So this is the Shrine everyone's been talking about!" "Have you really heard about this place before, senpai?" "I mean, once or twice? Oh! The Director wanted us to pick up some merch on the way back." "Can't he pick this crap up himself? It's not like he can't drive here himself." An invitation to meet at the Shrine was given, and there's some small amount of curiosity in Jeanne's mind over what he might be like now compared to their last meeting so long ago. She isn't the only one that shows up at the designated location at the shrine, though, as the Dragon Witch (in a navy jacket and black shirt-dress) arrives with two others leading the way. Both of them might be familiar to Touta, whether it's from their voices or the clothes they were wearing the first time he might have seen them. Ritsuka and Mash, in their own white and black outfits that look something like uniforms without matching each other in the slightest, are taking the long way towards the shrine to find whatever random crap they were tasked with bringing back. Jeanne seems to be reluctantly tagging along, although the three of them do eventually find their way to Touta (since most of the good merch is inside, anyway). "... Oh, hey! You're that guy with the funky sludge from that school." "That's not... Er. Hello! My name is Mash. It's good to meet you again, Mister Konoe." "Oh. Ritsuka Fujimaru! Nice to meet you." While Ritsuka and Mash give him their own semi-polite greetings, Jeanne just takes a moment to size him up. "... Hm. You did get taller." She comments, sounding passively annoyed as she usually does and usually did back when he had known her before. Unlike before, though, she also sounds relatively more mellow, or at least not quite as quick to launch into a diatribe over seemingly nothing. "So. What's the occasion for this match you wanted to have, anyway? Was it just because all those people were calling you a tourist or something?"
Touta Konoe	"Told ya." It's definitely a reunion in the making, and even more of one than even Touta had anticipated as he sees more than a few familiar faces. It's enough that his face lights up a bit. "Jeanne, and you brought friends...Man, things really have changed around the Multiverse." It's a bit of a jab for sure, but the look on his face at the very least should let her know no matter how passively annoyed she'll get by it, he's genuinely happy to see the familiar face. In regards to the not so familiar faces though, he brings a hand up in greeting with a cheeky grin of his own. "Mash, Ritsuka, nice seeing you both again. Though, I gotta say I think it's less nice being remembered as the 'funky sludge' guy, ahaha." It's as he jokes around a bit on his own that he notices Jeanne's eyes roaming up and down his frame and well, there's just a small nod. "Sorta. Magic Tablet. It's the same one that Yukihime used to appear the age she was. I can take them now without just out-right rejecting them now, so...What'ya think? Feel like I hit the spot on how I should act, versus how I look?" Before he can even get the answer though, Jeanne cuts right to the chase. "Mmmm, well definitely not like it wouldn't help to blow off a bit of steam. But if anything..." He holds up his blade towards Jeanne without warning. "I've been gone the last few years, and now more than ever I want to see if the time I've been away I've been sinking or swimming, and if there's one person I know can't dish out the punishment and I trust enough to do it without holding back on me, it's you. Plus, now that I got my magic figured out I figured I could totally ask--" As he's about to continue he finds his words cut off as he notices something. His eyes only caught a glance at the marking for a moment as he caught Ritsuka in his peripherals. "Ah...Now I see." He looks to Jeanne a bit more knowingly now as he looks back to Mash and Ritsuka respectively. "So, how long has Jeanne been your Servant? Hopefully not too long if she hasn't told you about when we used to be co-workers."
Ritsuka Fujimaru	"Friends?" "... Friends?" "Friends!" Clearly, none of these three are on the same page there. Jeanne scoffs lightly, Mash looks uncertain, and Ritsuka looks like she's just glad to be there. Jeanne doesn't seem too bothered by the suggestion, though, and the others... "It's nicer than what everyone else was saying. Besides, it's more accurate to your abilities!" "I don't think that makes it... Better, senpai." "He'd rather be called the Hula Hoop guy, I imagine." They've got the idle banter thing down pat, at least, even as the reason for their meeting here starts to come to the forefront. Jeanne raises an eyebrow at the blade coming up towards her, then smirks slightly while holding her hand out to the side as mana starts to build up around it. "Is that the reason, then? Well, I wouldn't want to disappoint. It's been a while, anyway, and..." He totally got taller, didn't he? It's getting her more and more annoyed the more she thinks about it, but before Jeanne can accept the challenge, he speaks to Mash and Ritsuka, and they both exchange brief glances before answering. "One week!" "A little less, but close enough." "It was a little while after that big to-do over in the school. She needed a source of easy mana, and we needed someone hot!" "Y... You mean someone with firepower, senpai." "That, too." Sighing lightly to herself, Jeanne shrugs lightly before starting towards one of the ring entrances. "And there you have it, Touta. Now. Shall we-" "Hey, do you want to fight me or Mash instead?" Ritsuka asks with some of that eager teenage energy evident, all while Mash and Jeanne both exchange confused glances. "Miss Jeanne's got the heavy firepower, but Mash is great on the defense, you know? And I've got..." "The smoothest, slipperiest brain?" "M-Miss Jeanne, that's not...! Um. Ritsuka's a trickier fighter than either of us, if you'd prefer to fight someone less... Straightforward?"
Touta Konoe	"Oi, oi, don't make it sound like you know my abilities just yet. In fact, that's part of the reason I called her out here. And trust me, it's /way/ better than just the hula-hoop." Again, he can't help but just have the biggest grin right now. It really felt like the right idea to have called Jeanne over. He really did need someone who knew his deal. It's that same reason that he can't help but grin back to her as she starts building up her mana. Though just as she's doing that, Ritsuka makes that one remark and well...Touta can't help but drop his blade. He's honestly having a great chuckle about this now. "Pfffft, man, I always wondered what kind of person Jeanne might get as a Master but you're really not who I would have thought. You're way better! That said...Definitely not wrong she's hot. In fact...Maybe after all this I can find some old pictures. I think I have some good ones from when we were able to get her into one of the maid uniforms." A part of him almost contemplates the idea of just putting the fight on hold just so he can share some good memories as Jeanne starts to head toward the ring. "Hey, do you want to fight me or Mash instead?" Ritsuka asks with some of that eager teenage energy evident, all while Mash and Jeanne both exchange confused glances. "Miss Jeanne's got the heavy firepower, but Mash is great on the defense, you know? And I've got..." "The smoothest, slipperiest brain?" "M-Miss Jeanne, that's not...! Um. Ritsuka's a trickier fighter than either of us, if you'd prefer to fight someone less... Straightforward?" "Mmm, maybe the next time but right now...It's gotta be Jeanne. If I can handle what she's dishing out, I think I can handle anything the Multiverse is gonna throw at me. Not to mention I know she'd be pissed if I called her out, only to pick someone else over her." As it leaves his lips the remarks just seem so matter of fact, as if even if he wasn't a Master, he really did have some semblance of how Jeanne operated. At least, he still liked to think he did. "So that's that, Jeanne, I'll be out there in a second. Feel free to take a shot if you're quick enough when I hop in. As long as you haven't slowed down yourself. Otherwise maybe I'll end up the one surprising you...Oh yeah...All of you!" He speaks up so matter-of-factly as he turns from Ritsuka and Mash to Jeanne once more."Do me a favor, anything you see today...Stays between the four of us. Got it?" That should have been enough to let Touta walk away into the ring with Jeanne, though before he does...There was one last thing he finds himself doing. One thing he places a hand on both Mash's and Ritsuka's shoulder before leaning in to whisper so not even Jeanne could hear him say it. "I know she can be a handful, but I hope you'll continue looking after her. She means the world to me." With a smile to both of them to keep one more secret from the Avenger, he pulls away from the two, bringing his blade to rest on his shoulder as he starts entering the arena. No more talking was needed, the only thing that had to happen now was a proper battle. The only question was, who'd get the first hit in?
Ritsuka Fujimaru	"More tricks than before? That should be interesting. We never did have a proper match back then, so... Why not?" "Mhm, mhm. We'll be the referees, then!" "Ring announcers, you mean?" "Same thing. And then when we're done, we can look at those pictures!" "No, we-" "-you won't!" With the battlers figure out, it's time to head towards the ring proper! Ritsuka even seems to be in higher spirits than before, especially with the apparent agreement between herself and Touta. "It was probably more luck than anything else, but I'm glad to have scouted her when we did. I just hope we don't slow her down too much." "You already know my terms, newbie. As long as you stay out of the way while I'm working, we'll have no problems." Mash seems to have her own misgivings she's not keen on sharing yet, but she's also not doing a great job of hiding that on her face. Regardless, they all seem to have some kind of uneasy alliance going, and Jeanne heads into the ring with Touta while forming her classic edgelordy black blade in hand. She doesn't bother calling her armor together, though, instead just letting that mana continue building up. "Got it! We saw nothing." "Of course, Mister Konoe. Ah... She does?" "That's great to hear! Someone like her needs people that can keep her honest, and I think we're just the ones to do it." "... Please be more careful about what you say around her, senpai. Even if she's agreed not to kill you yet, it's... Only yet." "What the hell are you all talking about over there? Let's get started already!" Wisely, Mash gets her arms around Ritsuka's head and mouth before she can start blabbing, all while dragging her back far, far away from the actual fighting area. The fight begins, and Jeanne approaches Touta rapidly to start crossing swords with him. Her initial exchange is a little slow, even cautious at first, although not out of any visible concern. Rather... She wants to see what he can pull off. There's a clear difference in their actual skill with the blade as she taps her weapon against his repeatedly, stepping back and sideways in some vague approximation of trying to have a basic swordfight. "Better than before, but..." Even as she's losing a bit of ground there, she looks largely disinterested. "... Alright, enough of that. Show me what you've really learned!" And without further ado, Jeanne pulls her sword back behind herself as she grips it with both hands, going for a decidedly low-technique riposted in favor of just swinging for the fences, taking a raw power swing at Touta to see how quickly he can adjust!
Touta Konoe	It really was kinda pleasant to see all of them together. Almost like a fun little trio that actually seemed...Really balanced. It's funny, for someone who seemed to be ready to go into a brawl with such a heavy hitter as he looks at all three of them, he really does seem to have this relieved look on his face as they start heading towards the arena. "Well, luck or not, it's nice to see her around more people. Also trust me, she didn't get into a fight with me even on the few times I had to call her out on something, I imagine you'll be fine. Especially with Mash around, I still can't believe how crazy she is with that shield!" It's the tiniest assurance he can offer the two as they try to make acquaintances with their new Servant. It's also the last thing he can give to them before Jeanne starts calling back to Jeanne, "Hai, hai, I'm heading over right...Now!" Before he can even press off the ground, Jeanne makes it apparent that she's eager to test his metal. The two exchange a rather tame exchange of blows as the sound of metal clinging rings out through the arena. It's honestly more a test of can one match blow for blow which it becomes obviously apparent that the two can, and yet... "... Alright, enough of that. Show me what you've really learned!" Her follow up is none other than a brutal cleaving swing that opts to see how quickly he adjusts. It's just that...In the moment she swings down, there's a smile on his face. Rather than opting to defend against the attack, he throws his blade up into the air and in doing so leaves himself fully open to her attack. Jeanne can all but feel as her blade rends flesh and cleaves through his shoulder down his abdomen up to the point that those who don't know better would think she had just given him the killing blow. Even now, for those who were a bit more...Of weaker stomachs might find Touma's bloodied appearance too much. It's just that even as blood spills from his body, as it litters the battlefield in red, he still seems to be smiling. "Alright, I'll show you...Just don't lose me..." As he says those words, Touta's body begins to fade. It's like watching as a Servant turns to mana in those final moments, or as a vampire turns to dust, his body just fades speck by speck till her blade loses the mass it was resting into and just drops to the floor if she doesn't keep it back up. If the Avenger was already asking where he'd disappeared, she would find she was too late. As if he had just ended up teleporting behind her, Touta reaches upwards as he catches his blade while it comes down, and just like she had done moments before he opts to provide her with a downward cleave of his own. "Ten-Thousand Fold!"
Ritsuka Fujimaru	"She didn't?" "She didn't?" "Good to know! So if we find any outfits of our own..." "I... I don't think she'd want to-" "She'd fit!" Jeanne already looks like she's regretting her life choices, but at least there's still a fight to keep her mind focused elsewhere. Of the trio, she's the only one that doesn't flinch when it looks like she's just splattered Touta, and she's already flicking her blade off to her side before glancing around slowly to see where he might be coming from as he starts to fade. Although she doesn't predict his attack enough to avoid getting clipped by that heavy blow, she does have enough time to bring her own blade up to brace against his before it can land squarely against her. She actually grunts in exertion when that diving cleave presses down against her shoulder, but it draws an amused chuckle from her despite the blood starting to seep through. "Hmph! So you have improved a bit since then... But you'll need to work on your follow through!" Stepping back abruptly to let the blade pass by, she throws her head forwards just as quickly for a solid headbutt right at Touta. She follows that up with the sword coming in from the side to just try and ram it right into his chest. "And if you're going to fight this close... Don't expect me not to use this, too!" 'This' means fire, of course. It starts from the base of the sword, quickly churning upwards through the rest of the blade in short order. Mash is the only one that actually looks worried for Touta throughout all of that, though, while Jeanne and Ritsuka... Well, Jeanne knows about Touta's healing abilities already, and Ritsuka's done some research on the Ring. Mash knows, too, but that doesn't stop her from being a little squeamish.
Touta Konoe	If Ritsuka does decide to take such bold actions well...Touta might be inclined to ask that she share another time. It's only fair if he's going to be showing her those old photos too! Indeed, the two will be great comrades. When it comes to his bold actions though... "Heh, thought I was gonna be quick enough..." His words sound disappointed, and yet at the same time he doesn't seem to mind. After all, she knew his skills well enough to know what to look for, if it was someone else however, he imagined he could get a bit more leeway. Speaking of leeway, Jeanne seems to have the same idea as she backs up a bit to reposition herself only to go in for the headbutt. It's definitely not a strike that Touta's expecting to take from the Servant and actually causes him to reel back for a moment. It seemed that taking damage was one thing, but affecting his sense with a nudge to his head was pretty damning still. It's the very reason that she's able to run her sword through him again this time. Though unlike before...It's not because he lets her. In fact... "N-Nnnnngh!!!!" In the first time since this fight, she gets an honest pained expression from the immortal. Honestly, that's something she can probably take plenty of pride in, of itself. In fact, choosing immolation appears to be a good choice for dealing with him too. No dismembering for him to heal, and the burning is a slower kind of wound if anything. Not to mention the fact if he does burn away, she's surely going to be ready for it this time. Except...It's odd. She can surely see that Touta's right in front of her and yet...Ritsuka and Mash would see it before Jeanne, perhaps there expression of questioning and confusion might tip her at the potential danger but...Without warning from behind her /another/ Touta appears as he brings his fist to slam into her ribcage. An attack coming up with enough force that she'd possibly find herself being knocked off her feet when it happened.
Ritsuka Fujimaru	Should Jeanne feel bad about setting Touta on fire? Maybe a little. Does she? Not even a little. She knows where they are, and it's an advantage she fully intends to press once she finds another opening in Touta's defense. It looks like she's in a good position to do so when it doesn't seem like he's taking another swing at her yet, too, but instead of doing that, she actually frowns slightly. "... Touta. This can't be all you've got. I know you're stronger than this!" Pushing her sword up, she prepares to toss him and the blade aside, but she's intercepted by a second Touta punching her square in the gut. Relying on Mash's and Ritsuka's expressions didn't come to mind since they haven't quite gelled as a team just yet, but she does still remember Touta's earlier disappearing act. It doesn't enable her to avoid the attack whatsoever, though, and it still launches her back several feet while conveniently getting that sword away from the Toutas as well. "That's more like it... But two can't be your limit, can it? You've got more in the tank, so stop holding out!" Jeanne yells to try and goad/encourage him as she flips her sword into an underhanded grip while the other hand is held towards him. "Press and maintain your advantages. Once you do, then you can start toying with your opponent!" A flag materializes in her hand, and it's on about as much fire as expected. Those dark purple flames seemingly drip from the flag, then start racing towards the Toutas before exploding upwards in large pillars, seemingly trying to chase him down! Ritsuka and Mash, meanwhile, keep watching the fight from the sidelines! The former also seems to be trying to pressure the latter in betting snacks or something on this.
Touta Konoe	"... Touta. This can't be all you've got. I know you're stronger than this!" It's definitely a cool day in hell when Touta's receiving a pep talk from Jeanne. In any other circumstance he'd probably be as giddy as one could be. The truth is though...The one that had been burned alive is already resting on the shoulder of the other as she calls out to him. "Oi, you okay? She really got you good with that one..." "Mmmn, yeah, I really didn't think that the heat would be getting to me...Plus..." The two Touta's continue to converse. Clearly, there's some sort of gimmick at play to how this works. It's simply hard to say what it is as of yet, though someone with Jeanne's battle experience can already pick up that it seems that while Touta's doing more flashy moves, he's definitely burning through his fuel like crazy at this point, and it's becoming incredibly clear that attempting to push his advantage without anything to back it up will become quite the risk if this keeps up. "That's more like it... But two can't be your limit, can it? You've got more in the tank, so stop holding out!" In one way she was correct but in another... "If you keep talking like that, I'm gonna start thinking you're more of a cheerleader than a fighter, Jeanne! Should we start finding you a--" And as if it was right on queue, the exploding pillars come in mass for the duo that ultimately end up immolated into dust actually...And yet, it's like Jeanne had guessed. There's more he can conjure and from nearly every speck of blood that's been splattered about the battlefield, a Touta begins to form till at least it seems like there's a half dozen. Each one coming in from a different angle as they all intend to come at her with a different set of strikes. Some aiming high into a lunging kick, some aiming for body shots, one wielding the blade, and another attempting to sweep her feet. The angles of attack were numerous and each with their own rhythm in an attempt to handle.
Ritsuka Fujimaru	Rubbing her midsection idly as she watches the Toutas speaking, Jeanne finally notices that it's actually pretty sore where he punched her earlier. "Really has gotten a bit stronger... Hmph. So he's not a lost cause yet, even if he hasn't gotten any smarter." She mutters to herself with a light chuckle, resting the flag against shoulder and squinting when he calls back out to her. More specifically, when he suggests that she might be a cheerleader. Her gaze narrows, and he might notice those fires coming towards him and his clone getting more intense! Alas, it's not quite enough to put him on the back foot for long, as all that blood she's thrown about with her wild swings and thrusts means Touta has plenty of opportunities and openings to call out his clones to strike back at her. In single combat, Jeanne's rather confident in her ability to just set Touta on fire and be done with it. Against a swarm, though, she's forced to adapt her strategy more rapidly than she'd prefer. For each swing she takes at one, another gets a kick in on the head, or a punch to the gut, or even throwing her off balance with a boot to the flag. One bad swing in particular gives another clone an opportunity to sweep the leg, and down she goes! "... Hm. That was... Actually not terrible." She chuckles lightly at first, then starts laughing in that crazy asshole kind of way she often does. That gets Mash and Ritsuka to exchange brief glances in mild concern, even waving at Touta to try and get him to get closer to them/away from Jeanne just in case. They quickly duck back down when she sits up abruptly and stares right at them, although Ritsuka peeks just over their cover by the time Jeanne's turned back to Touta. "... Six out of ten. A passing grade, but you still have room to improve." She grunts lightly as she pushes herself back up with her flag, brushing some of the ring's false dirt off her coat before reaching up to her chin. "Technique's gotten better, and you're using more than just that hoop sword thing. Six... And a quarter." It seems she actually approves finally. That's... Something!
Touta Konoe	If there's truly anything that Touta knows about Jeanne, is that if she truly set her heart to it, she'd end up setting the world alight. Or try to at least. So, Jeanne isn't the only one who trusts her confidence in using those flames. Though like a phoenix, Touta apparently keeps rising from the ashes and then like a pesky group of crows continues an onslaught that just keeps on going. It's an overwhelming amount of quantity versus quality at this point. Not to say he's not quality either! But there's surely a focus. A snowball effect starts to form as one slip-up leads to another. One opening connects to the next and with it Jeanne does finally find herself knocked to the floor as she gives a set of words that very well signals the end of the fight. Oddly enough, he does find himself chuckling along as well. Though more so when Ritsuka and Mash start hiding behind the stands and opt to try and egg him towards them for safety to which... "Ehehe, six and a quarter? The hell kinda rating's that?" Rather than moving away from her in fact, as she starts sitting up, she finds that Touta's gone out of his way to help her up. Bringing an arm to wrap around his shoulder, and his own arm holding at her waist to hoist her up. "I got ya." Maybe while she was gone she had to worry about forcing herself back up again, but Touta seemed rather keen to remind her that he was back around. "Mash, Ritsuka! Come down and help your girl out!" Admittedly she was still being held up by Touta at this point, and well...She was probably going to be fine even more so when the Shrine's effects kicked in. But in the meanwhile, since he's getting the chance to keep her close for some pleasant conversation he'll just own up a bit. "You're not wrong though. Those blood clones. Splitting them up like that is like dividing a bit. There's ways to get around it but...Well, you saw what happens when I burn the fuel too quickly. But...It's also the way I plan to have those guys saying I'm a tourist think twice, ehehe." A small hint he leaves to Jeanne as he just keeps smirking. Curious if she had any idea what he might be alluding to in the slightest. If she was curious enough he could tell her. Not like that part was a secret, but even if she didn't, he imagined if there was even the slightest bit of questioning that the Servant might give, he might enjoy her trying to think on it.
Ritsuka Fujimaru	"Better than I'd have given before. Only slightly." Jeanne still has her limits, of course, so she's not too keen on Touta getting too close to help her up. She only takes his assistance for a moment before elbowing and shoving her way back to standing on her own, flapping her coat off once to get some more of the vaguely-defined Ring dirt off as the tech works its magic to get some of that soreness out of her bones. Ritsuka and Mash, meanwhile, are a little slower on getting over, but mostly after seeing Jeanne content to just stay up on her own. "It's a useful trick, but don't get too used to it. If I really wanted to, I could set myself on fire and... That's it, actually." Jeanne shrugs once, demonstrating briefly with a flare up of heat from around her hand and rolling her shoulders to get some of the kinks out. "Then you'd be back to square one with the sword. Shoot that sludgy crap around if you need something that works at a distance." The comment about tourism, meanwhile, has the trio exchanging brief glances before they all turn to Touta with varying expressions. "... No, they're still gonna call you a tourist." Ritsuka's smiling like she usually is: Vacantly. "Not that that's always a bad thing. Just in... That context?" Mash is smiling politely, but she's clearly trying to be polite about what she says. "They won't think twice about that at all, idiot." Jeanne is abrasive as ever, of course. At least on that topic, these three actually seem to be in agreement.
Touta Konoe	"Geh!" He finds himself elbowed just as he gets her up, and well. Can't say that he tried. Still, even as she rebukes him, she does find that he's still close by. He's missed her! "Just slightly though, huh? Well, guess that's fair. Still, even or this you have no idea how many corners I had to cut to make this work." It's a rare moment that he gets to find Jeanne offering actual advice. Especially after so long, maybe he should see if they can all make this a more usual thing? It'd definitely take some doing, but in his mind he's sure that Ritsuka and him will definitely be planning such things going forward! "Mmm, your fire magic's definitely a pain in the ass, buuuut...I still do have a few more tricks I didn't reveal just yet. Maybe when you show your Noble Phantasm next time, I'll show mine~." It's definitely a joking remark, but also just as much a challenge for her for the next time. As for the tourism remark, the amount of synchronizing that comes together forces Touta to blurt out a bit in surprise, "Wait, wait, wait! That's not what I meant--" Touta takes a small breath as he looks back at all three of them. "I know that whatever I do they'll keep calling me that. Saying that all I do is tour into people's lives without investing. But, I know that's not true..." As he says that he finds himself looking at Jeanne in particular, though quickly looks to Mash and Ritsuka just as quickly in the next moment. "Truth is, the reason I'm back in the Multiverse kinda is to be a tourist...Or well...More than one. See, back home we got a problem that takes more know how then I got. So I've decided that the best way to get it is back here. But...Not like I got decades I can be in one place and then the next...And that's why I've been thinking that if I can use these clones well...I can be more than just a tourist. I can live different lives in different universes and learn way more than I ever could in just one lifetime..."