Koutarou wondered why Darkness Rainbow's movement slowed down for a few seconds. It was slight, but it felt like they weren't really present. However, that reason soon revealed itself as Theia contacted him.
“Koutarou!”
”Theia!”
Koutarou attacked Crimson as he replied. Crimson responded by suddenly bombarding him to get Koutarou out of position, and by the time he recovered she was ready to attack and lasers rained down. However, that was blocked by GOL's active barrier.
“Good news! The demons have been defeated!”
The voice sounded proud, that's why Koutarou figured that they must have gotten a complete and utter victory.
“I see, so that's why!”
He also figured out why Darkness Rainbow had slowed down for a moment. They were probably thinking that they would lose once Theia and the others got back. So Koutarou decided to swiftly close in. In this situation, Darkness Rainbow had two options. Forcing their way through, or retreat. Regardless of which they chose, they would go on the offensive, so it only made sense for Koutarou to attack before that.
“Hm? What?”
”It's nothing, we're still fighting over here! Come back as fast as you can!”
“Got it, just hold on a moment!”
“Senpai!”
”Yes!”
Harumi controlled Signaltin's magical power as Koutarou advanced. Using that power, she increased Koutarou's speed.
“Tsk, so you've figured it out!”
”Don't be so sure, I'm not sure which option you're choosing yet!”
Koutarou swung his sword down. Harumi followed up on that by flooding the sword and its surrounding area with high voltage. A direct hit would probably cause the opponent to faint, but just a glancing blow would stun. In this kind of situation, not killing them would slow down the enemy, so the electrical current didn't need to be all that high. The aim was to slow down Crimson who should be wanting to take to the offensive.
“Crimson!”
However, that was when Green did something bold. She used the remaining weapons she was controlling to shield Crimson. There were currently seven remaining, but with a blow from the lightning infused Signaltin, three were blown apart.
“That forecast magic again!”
By the time Koutarou could swing again, Crimson was already out of his range and the remaining four weapons blocked Koutarou's path.
“You're a lifesaver, Green!”
”It's not over yet!”
However, Green's attack wasn't over yet.
She ordered three of the remaining weapons to self-destruct. The weapons without will did as instructed and self-destructed, blowing up themselves.
“Satomi-kun!!”
”Uwah!?”
Having been at close range, Koutarou was caught in the blast. But thanks to Harumi suddenly increasing his defenses, he didn't suffer any major damage.
I let my guard down, to think she'd blow them up without hesitation!