Knuckle watches Youpi from a distance as the guard swells with fake rage, Shoot barely conscious against a pillar. Five minutes since Hakoware started, and Youpi's debt is near 7,000 aura — but Knuckle worries a direct hit might damage A.P.R. itself and kill the whole interest line. After weighing it, he bets: take the blow head-on, and trust the lightning to freeze the guard in place.