[While 2B was keeping the Arthur replicas at bay Hijikata started his first exorcism, relying on an incantation he committed to memory during his studies earlier this month. It's a completely new experience for him, but once he can feel the magical pull he has on one of the spectres in the mirror he ruthlessly channels more and more energy into forcing it out until it's ripped from its crystal and disappears with a shriek (presumably it's only hiding or fleeing rather than having been banished from the realm, but for the time being that's enough for him).]
Ah...
[He takes a brief break at 2B's inquiry, breathing heavily from the exertion, and scans his fellow death mages' progress.]
We're at 40%, give or take!
[Luckily others have started supporting the exorcists by cloaking them in shadows or glamours to hide them from view, so if 2B pursues the Arthur her pod singled out Hijikata has a decent chance of remaining undisturbed.]
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Ah...
[He takes a brief break at 2B's inquiry, breathing heavily from the exertion, and scans his fellow death mages' progress.]
We're at 40%, give or take!
[Luckily others have started supporting the exorcists by cloaking them in shadows or glamours to hide them from view, so if 2B pursues the Arthur her pod singled out Hijikata has a decent chance of remaining undisturbed.]