Brax
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Bang watched as a few of the teams progressed. Some had decided to split apart; others continued working together. Each team had a different dynamic - and he was ready to see what the rest of the class had to offer. The old man had to give it to his pupil; she had set up quite an interesting task for the students. Bang was more hands-on so the approach was something that he could not masterfully pull off. It took grace as well as many hours of planning for Izanami to properly push her idea to fruition.
He smiled as he watched Jasmine perform, she was proving to be quite resourceful. Although the old man did not remember her name properly, he would take a mental note to keep a keen eye on her as the challenge continued. Felix had been caught by a trap and eliminated, but Katharine, as well as Arietty, continued pushing forward with resolve. They did not turn to find him, though their actions moving forward would see what the two were primarily focused on. Jono had lost all of his items to a trap which he should have been more careful around. This surprised Bang and the teen would continue to surprise Bang when he displayed the reaction to this event.
“The kid can act like a hero, but he doesn’t have the powers to be one.”
He crossed his arms together as he continued watching. Johanna got stumped and Jono picked her up after tossing one of his capsules in attempts to stir the trap. This only further validated his claim. The next screen showed Arietty lifting up Katharine to the point where she would get more visibility; a brilliant and resourceful move in its own right. Bang came to a realization as he continued looking through the screens that each drone had provided for the two; many students had already been eliminated, lost or trapped. Izanami had yet to be seen on one of those drones.
At this point, it was fair to say that Izanami was doing a fine job of working from the shadows. Was she picking off at the weakest members of each team in hopes that some would notice? She had been quite successful in a number of cases - undoubtedly forcing the children of these teams to stick even closer together in hopes to pass the challenge with a helping hand. Most had to have come to the conclusion that it would take either outsmarting Bang or out-banging Bang in order to successfully get to Panko. This would come easier in numbers as opposed to a solo attempt.
“How did I get the short end of the stick?” He put one of those wrinkly hands up to his forehead while letting out a loud, sarcastic laugh.
“Here you are with the best job in the world; barely any preparatory work, none of the heavy lifting. You just sit in that chair without a worry in the world!” The old man teased, taking another sip of his tea. Must be nice to get off with the easiest job of the bunch, though Bang admittedly had no friggin’ idea how her drones with cameras worked. As far as he was concerned, it was all bibbidi-bobbidi-boo.