It is true to how they fight. The invitation gives Vergil the opportunity to set some of the tenor of this next stage of their engagement. The copy as predictable as Vergil's ability to leap far higher than this building all on his own. Mizu engages the ghostly version of Vergil while still keeping an eye on the original, the greater danger that. With practiced ease and habit, Mizu lengthens her sword into a naginata. Two opponents in most other circumstances would not call for it, but Vergil is a dangerous enough opponent that Mizu uses it to create more space around her and balance the two.

Based off the attacks they make, Mizu uses her weapon to force greater distance between her and the distraction. Were it only a guarantee she could steal Vergil's blade from him by anchoring it in her body, she would. However, that sword is no regular sword, and even should he lose his grip on it, he could call it back to himself and leave her with dreadful bleeding, worse than that coming from her foot, for the foolish move. Equally, buying space from Vergil is only a move that helps in a moment while sacrificing so much more.

Perhaps her choice is no less foolish. Mizu steps between them and thrusts the end of her naginata against the double to propel herself all the faster toward Vergil. She twists in the air to avoid his latest attack with only partial success as they move quickly together. Pain burns along her torso where she cuts herself against the edge. It doesn't matter. Mizu already pulls an explosive out, using her teeth to start the process. The wick burns down as she comes closer to Vergil. She stabs it into his armpit, set to use him to shield her from the worst of it. He may not be so large as the giant of a man she faced, but he's harder to kill. Though it's not like she's stabbing him in the neck with it.