[That's what he thought, and that's a bit frustrating. Not only does Alexei get to have bodyguards with him, he gets to use his Mystic Arte without even going into Overlimit? That is completely unfair, and if he gets it in his head to start spamming it, then Yeager's absolutely done for.

Taking out the princess is his priority, but it's a bit difficult to do that with Alexei in his face. He could try to put some distance between them, but that sounds like a good way to get another Brilliant Cataclysm fired at him and he's really not here to deal with that again. So fine, he'll leave Estelle alone for now and focus on Alexei.

He blocks the attack with the shield, then transforms it into the scythe to give him a bit of breathing room, before launching into an arte and a series of quick slashes. The scythe is a bit better here, if only because Dein Nomos is a giant sword and Alexei doesn't always use it like a damn sword.]

What sort of answer are you expecting? I'm honestly not sure why you need to ask. You should know as well as anyone else that I do whatever I want, whenever I want, often for no reason at all.

[There's an edge to the words that he can't quite hold back, unfortunately. It's not like it particularly matters, though.]