While Blue arrived on the scene to dissuade her Pokemon from further harming them, Mondo's focus on his targets was unshakable; it was just him and them. The chaos of the embers swarming the air only assisted him in getting closer to his opponents without their backing off in the opposite direction. Before they knew it, he was right there within striking range. He saw opportunity in Aoi's vulnerability, on the ground and with her bat torn away from her scraped up hands.

Mondo, who was stalwartly opposed to hitting girls, swung his sign down upon her with the unmistakable intent to kill her.