"I'm sure they're all fine," Tanaka assured Belle. He honestly had no doubt; he had seen a number of them in action, and really the other groups seemed much better suited to taking on the creatures in the way than their own team.

The brief moment of rest as they moved forward was a slight relief for Tanaka. Sure, they were running, but that didn't put stress on his life force, now did it. All this fighting-based support was really straining.

Taking a moment to catch his breath as NiGHTS spoke, Tanaka let the words sink in. He paused and made a face. "Dualize?" Miss Belle getting into something he didn't know about certainly didn't sound like a good plan to him.