[The best solution would be for the monster to come to Shuji - but given that keeping both of them still seems like a major part of his strategy, he won't do that without more provocation, and Shuji doesn't know this guy well enough to target his weaknesses.
The book Shuji has taken to carrying around with him in a bag is there when he reaches for it. And then it's a scythe half his height. The transformation isn't flashy - harmless book one moment, weapon the next.
Come and fight, he says?]
I'll meet you in the middle.
[Because even if something horrible happens there, at least Fawkes will probably be outside of the danger zone.]
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The book Shuji has taken to carrying around with him in a bag is there when he reaches for it. And then it's a scythe half his height. The transformation isn't flashy - harmless book one moment, weapon the next.
Come and fight, he says?]
I'll meet you in the middle.
[Because even if something horrible happens there, at least Fawkes will probably be outside of the danger zone.]