"And you, blondie. Trying to take me by surprise is fine, but you're way too obvious about it." At Touko's words, Flat dumbfoundedly lifted his face out of the mud. "...w-why?" "Is there a way I wouldn't notice? You've been going off over and over against Galiasta's men, haven't you? Obviously, you've found some method to read the flow of their magical energy. A common enough talent, but your application of it is rather spectacular. No proper lecturer at the Clock Tower would teach you how to interfere and reverse the effects of another's spell. You then force a boomerang effect and make them take themselves out." As if truly admiring what she had seen, Touko had become quite talkative. The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II, Volume 3, Chapter 2, Part 3