Good. The more of us who can act in that instant, the better. And it... wouldn't be the first time. [Of course, the first time he'd started with a fragment of that soul and kind of... beaten people up for the rest, but that's neither here nor there. With immediate access to the fragments, he could at least try.]

For what it's worth, I'm a dhampir. Part vampire, part human. The story behind that is complicated, but suffice to say I have fairly intimate experience with broken souls. I can give you the long version later, if you'd like.

[And no, he's not going to comment on the actual magical girl standing in front of him. The way this place operates, it was pretty much bound to happen at some point.]