Hearing Suki tell him her doubts about hair accessories being programmed in, Umichi decided to retort with two simple facts. "This a self-learning system, creating and adapting as it goes. There's no way it won't learn about hair accessories, if what you said were true. But it's more likely that they are programmed in. Kayabaya most likely set out to trap everyone from the start, it wasn't a sudden impulse. From the features available in the game, dressing up and using things like make up, tying one's hair, would most likely be included. He has designed it to have a reflection of every day living, just with monsters, essentially." Umichi informed Suki, hoping he did not sound like some lecturer or sermon. With Suki accepting his aide at a later date, they set off for the Minotaur.

After finding the monster, Suki had set off ahead of him. Instead of poising for battle, he called in cheer. "Hue! Hue! Suki-dayo! Ganbatte!" Umichi laughed and smiled. As Suki circled the Minotaur, the beast turned it's eyes onto Umichi. It started to charge at Umichi with a giant battle-axe. Already used to it's attack pattern, Umichi had no need to worry, as it approached ever so closer. Grasping his [u]Anneal Blade[/u] with his right hand, he took pivoted around the axe attack, coming down where he had just been a mere short moment ago. As he spun, Umichi drew his blade, activating a simple [b]<<Slant>>[/b]. The post-motion was almost non-existent. Allowing him to dodge the wide swing the Minotaur used. Ducking under, he activated [b]<<Horizontal Square>>[/b], significantly reducing it's health. Even the slant had dealt a good portion of it's health, clearing about 15% of a single bar instantly. The last attack left it with a little less than half of it's last (2nd) bar of health. A post motion could be felt by Umichi, but it was decently short, due to Umichi's first upgrade in his [b]<<One-handed straight sword>>[/b] skill.

Having over-swung it's weapon, the beast had trouble trying to find Umichi again. Walking away from it, he left the rest to Suki. He kept an eye on it just in case, "Switch!" he called out, indicating he was letting Suki take over. The Minotaur's cursor indicator was a light red/dark pink in colour, indicating he was a decent couple of levels at least above it.