Sneeze Powder Balls had endured as a popular toy in Infinite City, standing the test of time. Many people had played with them as children, either using them to prank others or being pranked themselves.
Joan of Arc was no exception. She recognized Aiou's condition at a glance, but that was precisely why she froze.
As mentioned before, Sneeze Powder Balls were basically ineffective against adults. The reason was simple: barring a very small number of special groups, adults in Infinite City had a minimum challenge level above fifty.
Adults therefore possessed the ability to resist Sneeze Powder Balls. This prank toy was, in the end, merely a toy and could not be used as a weapon.
Aiou had fought Joan of Arc before, and Joan of Arc had come out worse every time. Thus, in her mind, Aiou's challenge level had to be extremely high.
Since that was the case, Sneeze Powder Balls naturally should not have worked on him. Yet reality was stranger than fiction. After Aiou was hit by a Sneeze Powder Ball, he actually fell for it.
This simply was not scientific.
Joan of Arc found the matter exceedingly strange, but after a moment of doubt, she worried that this might be Aiou's scheme. After hesitating briefly, she swiftly left with Mateo.
Several minutes later, Joan of Arc landed on the roof of a building and finally set Mateo down.
"All right, kid. Tell me where you live, and I'll take you home." Joan of Arc turned to Mateo and spoke casually.
Mateo was somewhat distracted. Only after quite a while did he lower his head and stubbornly say, "I want to go to District 8848!"
"Of course... What a hassle. How about this? I'll take you to District 8848. You can ask about that whatever-Fountain-of-something,