Among friends, the mermanta allowed a brief grin of triumph to cross his face, lightening its usual solemnity for a moment after his snowball struck true. He tipped Evie a wink for her part in distracting the headmistress, but there was no chance to linger over their success. Hotaru recovered swiftly and her retaliation was no laughing matter as the ice floes danced closer together, forcing Hadama to dive beneath them or become crushed in between.
Which, after a moment's consideration, was not a bad thing for the Tidebreaker.
His water magic was mastered, and since they had permission to make use of their other abilities as well so long as they focused on the one they were training, he used his power over water to create an opening for his weaker air manipulation. Swimming beneath Hotaru's floe, he watched her shadow move above him and swiftly melted the ice in front of her, driving a small column the size of a tennis ball like a straw up through the floe. It was his turn to support Evie as he cut through to the surface and then attempted to use his air magic to guide the subsequent jet of steam in front of Hotaru's face to distract her from the Evergreen's attack.
Hadama swims underneath Hotaru's ice floe and uses his mastered water magic to melt a small hole through it, so he can use his air magic to waft the steam in front of her eyes so she doesn't see Evie!
Which, after a moment's consideration, was not a bad thing for the Tidebreaker.
His water magic was mastered, and since they had permission to make use of their other abilities as well so long as they focused on the one they were training, he used his power over water to create an opening for his weaker air manipulation. Swimming beneath Hotaru's floe, he watched her shadow move above him and swiftly melted the ice in front of her, driving a small column the size of a tennis ball like a straw up through the floe. It was his turn to support Evie as he cut through to the surface and then attempted to use his air magic to guide the subsequent jet of steam in front of Hotaru's face to distract her from the Evergreen's attack.
Hadama swims underneath Hotaru's ice floe and uses his mastered water magic to melt a small hole through it, so he can use his air magic to waft the steam in front of her eyes so she doesn't see Evie!
