[Reyoki]

Once they were safely inside the next building, Maki let go of Hayate and said, "Alright, then don't let me down. I don't wanna lose any more family members today." She sprinted through the building, melting down any walls in her way with her Ryuujin powers.

Lillian was out in the market district when she heard a couple small explosions in the direction of one of the old office districts. "Wowee, there sure have been a lot of blasts going off lately!" said the vendor of the shop she was in. "I sure hope none of them Flame Skulls decide to blow up anything around here!" Lillian hummed in response as she gazed over the merchant's wares. "That would be... most troublesome," she said in an almost disinterested tone. "I'll take a pack of jerky, some bandages, and a small bottle of hundred-proof vodka."