The equilibrium of force between hatchet and katana broke, and when the ninja magical girl [Ripple] fell forward, Micchan drove her knee up into her gut, then slammed the handle of the hatchet into her backbone to send her into the ground. The plane tool flew out of the ninja's hands. When she tried to get up, Micchan swung her hatchet at her—but then she felt a shock in her right hand and smothered a cry.
—Volume 8, Page 175