Dude, I don't remember shit. It's genuinely been years since I read the novel (up till around this point). Why uh does the shota want to take over the world again? For shits and giggles? Giggles and shits?
Yea I kinda wasn't following the fight at all. The double spread of presumably a spell of some sort without the consequence (presumably, again, the monster getting one-tapped) kinda just fell... flat. The entire fight, including the lead up, matter of fact, kinda felt muted.