[He hears the praise, but it's difficult to really accept those words when it's clear that his secondary plan is having no effect on Nurarihyon. There's that return of that frustration, but Scott does his best to push that feeling down and focus on figuring out what else he can possibly do. Maybe if they weren't in an open field, he'd try to blast some trees down on him, but the arena doesn't give much to work with.
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With his eyes straining to keep them open, Scott decides to shut them once more, hand still gripped around his glasses and listening for the youkai's approach. If he had a spare set of glasses, he'd consider just breaking them to 'win' against his challenge, but it's not worth it.]
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With his eyes straining to keep them open, Scott decides to shut them once more, hand still gripped around his glasses and listening for the youkai's approach. If he had a spare set of glasses, he'd consider just breaking them to 'win' against his challenge, but it's not worth it.]
Everyone calls me a stubborn asshole.
[He has to say something okay--]