[If it was any conciliation, at least Kurogane didn't have to worry about his own abilities back-firing against him. Magic was useful here, but only when it actually worked, and it seemed like the forces in this town were aware of that. Syaoran can't help but frown at the question, though, recalling what he saw... compared to the robots, he was fortunate enough to steer clear of those people.]

... I'm not sure, to be honest. They just seemed to be enjoying all the misery, and trying to drag other people into it with them. I don't know if it was stress or something else, but it definitely wasn't normal. I didn't try to get near any of them if I could help it.