[Hijikata still doesn't know what Jean was a member of the dragon slayer party, but given that he wanted the beast dead as well (and only agreed to a capture attempt due to being outvoted in his own group) he'd invite him to a beer or several if he found out!]

Nice! Did you come up with that on your own? Or did you find the spell in some book, or did someone else enchant it for you?

[He enjoys exchanging magic methods, techniques, and service provider information! There's such an endless wealth of information to be found on the island, not to mention experienced specialists, but experiments can pay off big time too, even by relative novices like them.

As they arrive at the ditch he carefully peers down, only to see the vines - along with others joining up with them from somewhat further north - run down in the southern direction. He lifts his gaze at the horizon... it looks like the ditch, probably primarily serving as a border in the fields, meets a group of trees and bushes in the distance, not big enough to be called a forest.]

Alright, maybe that's where it's sitting. You know what, I think it might help if I freeze it - it's water content is so high, it should be pretty efficient. Then you can shoot at the main body while it and the tentacles are frozen.