[Ogata doesn't even look that surprised when she intercepts the blow. He almost seems to deflate a little as if to say "yeah, that's about right. That's about what I expected to happen.
And then she throws the mace at him. He didn't predict that. Even less so, did he predict her haphazard, desperate throw to case the mace to spin wildly through the air, ending up whacking Ogata in the face with the non-murdery, but still very heavy, handle end.
He goes down again, but he's not dead yet, hands flying up to the place where the mace handle hit him in his dumb terrible head. But he's not getting up.]
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And then she throws the mace at him. He didn't predict that. Even less so, did he predict her haphazard, desperate throw to case the mace to spin wildly through the air, ending up whacking Ogata in the face with the non-murdery, but still very heavy, handle end.
He goes down again, but he's not dead yet, hands flying up to the place where the mace handle hit him in his dumb terrible head. But he's not getting up.]