Her defensive territory had managed to keep itself steady against the shots from the Auldist, so at least that was something. And then Kyoko stopped shooting and dashed towards her once more. Chou brought up her Murakumo and stopped the incoming No Pain before pushing herself downwards and spinning the Murakumo above her head, trying to hit Kyoko where she would the least expect it before moving even further downwards and then taking some distance away from Kyoko. She then brought the Murakumo to in front of her face and tried to figure out what will be Kyoko's next move.

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The AST commander watched in silence as Kyoko and Chou sparred. Seeing her agents sparring wasn't anything new to her, seeing it was a routine. Then she turned to look at Kenji as he asked her about the weather conditions and what she thought about the new model.

"Right now, I've noticed 'Aether' has made Kyoko's movements somewhat lighter and faster, which could be something very useful, but I've yet to see if it also affects the physical impacts or how its territory operates. So, I wouldn't mind using it, but I wont be giving it to all of the agents and only to those who come into the action last, to ensure they can finish things up swiftly without any trouble. If the territory proves to be more efficent than the usual one, I will put it on those who go in second, to try and surprise any spirits with agents that are suddenly a lot tougher to deal with." The commander responded in a neutral tone "And of course, I would call the first agents to retreat in such a case." She added and then moved to look at the screen once more.

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Kasumi kept moving between the different alleys until she finally saw the coffee shop. Spotting Suichiro was easier after that. She went and approached him and Reaper with a much more casual step now before moving to stand in front of the table Suichiro chose "Good job Suichiro. You can order whatever you'd like, its my treat. You too Reika." she said before moving to sit down in front of Reika, hoping everything will go fine now.

She then looked at reaper with a serious look, figuring that she needed to maintain such an approach to ensure the spirit understands she is really the one in charge "Okay then. Reika, you asked Suichiro to speak with me. So, feel free to ask whatever it is on your mind." She said before motioning to a waiter to give them a couple more minutes to decide.