"Tch--!" Being a Summoner makes the magical attacks more of an annoyance than anything, at least for now. What makes Kisegawa bristle, though, is seeing the kid get burned. Just whose idea was it to send children on life-threatening missions anyway? Someone's going to get smacked around once they make it back to town.

Not that she has any choice but to rely on Connie's protection, whether she likes it or not. With Partial Summoning on cooldown, the best Kisegawa can do is fire off a Ruin spell to give them some breathing room.

"I'll need a minute to bring her out again. Can you buy me some time?"