She wasn't used to this kind of attention at all! Even if it was in jest, being complimented so openly was a hard thing to cope with without blushing like mad. After having her heartbroken as Elias, she had been resigned to never really wanting or needing the attention of other people. If someone found her cute or attractive, so what? Well, that was the way she liked to think anyway, so why was Zenkai's teasing so effective against her? ''C-Compared to you everyone is petite!'' She retaliated, still red as a tomato. How did actors do it in movies? How did they take compliments from another person without shutting down completely?

In that moment she wanted nothing more than to be wearing a hoodie, so she could pull it up over her head and hide away from the world. It was safe to say Zenkai had found one of her biggest weaknesses. Compliments and positive affirmation. ''You're killing me, Zen!'' She shifted the bat up so that she could hide part of her face behind it. ''You know, maybe I actually can hit you with BBB, seeing as you're so big and tough.'' She grinned mischievously. Right on top of his head, oh- but then she would need him to sit down first.

''No way!'' She blurted out, eyes wide in shock as she looked up at them. ''Never? No alcohol at all? You definitely grew up in Japan, didn't you?'' Putting her bat back over one shoulder, she only spared a couple of quick glances at the street around them since it was so empty. ''Where I'm from that's what all young people do. Get drunk as hell every weekend to talk about their problems.'' Compared to Zenkai, she was probably something of a veteran drinker, although given their size and build she imagined it would take quite a lot for them to get a buzz going. She blinked her eyes when they patted her back, about to look up at them and ask what was so funny, only to grin at what he said next. ''Oh yeah? Careful what you wish for, Zen! I'll get you so drunk you'll spill every detail!'' She teased, pointing a finger up at them. Was her delinquent side coming out again?

Freja felt a jolt in her body as the thunderclap hit, jumping on the spot. It felt like a lightning had struck right next to her, even though it was clearly coming from further down the street. Her first course of action was to look up at Zen. That sound couldn't possibly have been a good one. ''What the hell was that?'' She looked towards the sounds of the scream and it was easy to see who the culprit was. Her attention honed in on his hand pointed towards the sky... Electricity? That would explain the thunderclap earlier.

''Huh?'' She looked up at Zen in disbelief. ''You can't be serious! I'm not about to let you get hit by lightning!'' She looked back at the supposed villain and immediately charged into the fray. Now that she was starting to gain just a sliver of self-worth thanks to people like Zenkai and Miroru, she wasn't about to stand around and let them do all the work. It was insanely dangerous to rush in with a metal bat, but maybe she could catch the lightning monk by surprise. That was what she wanted to bank on anyways.

Raising her bat up, Freja pointed the tip at the monk's arm as she continued to dash forward, before releasing the mechanism that would fire the grappling hook out of the bat, and hopefully, right into the arm pointed up at the sky to deal some decisive damage.

It was reckless and stupid, but she wanted to be useful, and maybe impress Zenkai a little bit in the process.

Zenkai Hatake