After a few moments of thought, Kasumi directed the pair and their Natrelmon to one of the various town squares that was an appropriately sufficient distance away from the restaurant given her fraudulent method of payment, and she begun her preparations to fight. Mythin would take the lead for the fight, fluttering demurely in front of Kasumi as she whispered instructions to it. Shio had the advantage of not needing to speak with her Natrelmon due to its psychic typing (and her telepathy, though that was not something that Kasumi was aware of). She could have used Albion in order to have the same advantage, but the more quickly she got Mythin evolved, the more quickly she could improve her magic. Despite being ambivalent towards the concept of being a trainer, Kasumi was more than happy to engage in the activity of actually battling - though she was quickly changing her mind on the merits of having Natrelmon. They could be extremely valuable assets for her little hobby, she dryly noted to herself, before nodding to Shio to indicate that she was ready.

The first step was to use the Veil of Mists in order to obscure Shio's vision of the area - it would be a matter of reacting to Shio's moves after that, and striking wherever she saw opportunities.