[He should. Bakugo couldn't punch through his offense (safely) in a head-on rush, so had to take the alternative way around. If the "victory" wasn't tied in with not getting hit, he might've plowed through arrow storm, taking some nicks, and crushed Yato into the mountain from the front! But there's no reason to overpower someone you can outsmart. Most of the time. Normally he combines the two. A real battle would've seen him crash a full explosion into Yato's back without a "checkmate" warning.

Yeah, he's not trying to harden your heart into a shrivel, God of Fortune née War. They need people with caring hearts who feel bad for their opponents and try their damnest to save the rather than wiping them off the face of the map. During training. Which Bakugo has done before. To his senpai. And then got sent to the principle's office for it. Wow.

It's tempting to "help" wring that scarf out, throttling Yato in the process, but the god's got a handle on it. His previous smug eases down into focus, eyes and ears trained around the area for any further sign of mutated wildlife. Likely none considering the noise they made, but... kaiju and rift-mutations aren't normal creatures.

Hey, he already silently admitted in his head the bow was indeed ~cool~ in Yato's hands. But at least now Yato's got in-field experience with how well his new gear holds up! Without having to deal with a slobbering monster trying to swallow him.]

Damn right I am! [Nope! He caught the praise and is stroked for it!] LILITH wants us to bag all these things and bring them back to the drop off... Tch, they should use their shitty drones to do pick up instead.