As Masato groups up with Fuyuko and the stranger, their combined efforts begin driving the monster back. The girl striking swiftly, lopping off tentacles; Fuyuko getting hits in where she could and Masato defending them both, handily blocking any strikes against either girl with his ladle. Focused on the thrashing weapons in front of it, the Monster pays no mind when Onbin hefts the large pole and swings it at the monster's knee. The force of the swing cuts right through the creature's leg, meeting very little resistance and nearly unbalancing Onbin as the momentum of the swing continues towards the wall. However, it does unbalance the monster, which tilts to the side with a howl of pain crashing into one of the tables in a tangle of flailing limbs. The girl takes advantage of the opening and leaps forward, slicing through the monster's neck with her blade. With a hiss of burning, the blade decapitates it and the body collapses into a quivering black puddle, while the head flies off, bounces off the table and rolls behind it landing near Onbin's foot. There the head with its two quivering red eyes sprouts some more tentacles and wraps itself tightly around Onbin's ankle with a howl.