"Mmm, I hadn't thought this through, clearly!" Gen remarked, still aiming blasts of ice now at the approaching creatures, and hoping a little that all the flashier, more practiced moves from basically anyone else, as they were experienced than them, helped divert attention.

But he couldn't resist saying to Senku, feeling the reassuring weight of his hand against his back, "You'd need to change too, Senku-chan. You'd be so pretty in a dress as a damsel - maybe with some red, to bring out your eyes ..."